Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). 'Delsart' design variant. Gilt (vermeil) grade, with silk rosette on riband. Named & dated (P. Valentin 1993)

The award is issued in four grades, silver (25 years), gilt (35 years) gold (43 years) and the grand medal in gold (48 years)

Condition: EF  read more

Code: 23100

Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). Gilt (vermeil) grade. With silk rosette on riband

The medal with word 'Argent' (silver) indented on the flat edge rim of the medal

With hallmark / poincon on front obverse at 1200 Hrs below suspension knob, and appears to be the 'crab' symbol

Reverse with sunburst background, symbols of labour, including clasped hand with hammer, below that a panel and beneath that the legend legend 'Honneur. Travail

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Code: 23101

Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). Unsigned design. Gilt (vermeil) grade, with silk rosette on riband. Named & dated (J. P. Corbon 1995)

Reverse with legend 'Honneur-Travail' and below symbols of labour and a panel

The award is issued in four grades, silver (25 years), gilt (35 years) gold (43 years) and the grand medal in gold (48 years)

Condition: EF  read more

Code: 23099

British Indian Army: 120th Rajputana Infantry, regimental button. Circa 1903-1922

Reverse of button complete with shank / loop, and with makers marks 'Hobson & Sons' Lexington St, London'

The 120th Rajputana Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiments origins date to 1817, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry

The regiments first action was during the Anglo-Persian War...  read more

Code: 23094

Memorial Medal (World Wars 1914-1918 & 1939-1945): Robert Gordon's Technical College, Aberdeen, Scotland. Memorial Medal. Bronze

Metal: Bronze

Dimension: 44mm

Weight: 47g

Obverse: In centre the college seal with legend in Latin, around the seal the legend 'Robert Gordon's Technical College Aberdeen'

Reverse: Around the reverse the legend "In Memory of those Students Who Gave Their Lives' and below the dates "1914-1918" & "1939-1945"
Of considerable Lincol...  read more

Code: 23026

The Italy Star

A Royal Mint strike

Un-named as issued

The medal fitted with a long length of stitched original silk riband

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 23003

Ghana: Congo Medal 1960

Unrestricted permission to wear this commonwealth medal in British Army uniform was granted per Army Council Instruction 289 of 1962

Awarded to qualifying United Kingdom Army personnel while on the posted strength of a Ghana Army unit serving in Congo, from 1st July 1960. The qualifying criteria being either 28 days or 90 days in theatre depending on date of entry

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Code: 22989

Japan (Empire): Showa Enthronement Medal 1926

Medal fitted with original silk 'moire' riband, this retaining the customary hook and eye riband fittings on reverse of the riband as issued

A nice example with bright silk riband

Condition: Toned GVF  read more

Code: 22953

Nepal (Kingdom): King Birendra Coronation Medal 1975

The medal was struck in silver, and one of only a few Nepal medals issued in that metal

Mounted as-worn in the Nepalese semi-court style. The reverse of the silk riband with mounting bar, that retains its pin and clasp fittings

Amongst the British recipients of this medal were the then Prince of Wales (now King Charles III) and Lord Lous Mountbatten, both of whom a...  read more

Code: 22948

Nepal (Kingdom): King Birendra Silver Jubilee Medal Medal 1997

While King Birendra succeeded his father to the throne in 1972 - he was not actually crowned until five years later 1977 - the Silver Jubilee Medal being issued to commemorate the King's accession to the throne, rather than 25 years since his coronation!

King Birendra was murdered on, 1 June 2001, together with Queen Aishwarya and nine other members of the royal family, in the in...  read more

Code: 22947