Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies). GV issue (Corpl. A. White Cossipore Arty: Voltr:)
Medal verification: Corporal A. White was awarded his VLSM in 1914, the award being published in Indian Army Order 128 of 9 March 1914
Raised in 1884, the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers, was a Calcutta based volunteer artillery unit. The unit had its origins dating back to 1888, when the regiment was raised. Volunteers from the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers served with the Calcu... read more
185.00 GBP
France: Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-1871. 1st 'Ordnance' type (Medaille Commemorative De La Guerre 1870-1871)
An 'Ordnance' first type medal. 30mm dimension
The medal was only instituted 1911, and awarded retroactively to the surviving veterans who had fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71
The medal with Cornucopia logo and bronze metal hallmarks of the Paris Mint in lower right reverse field
Condition: GVF read more
20.00 GBP
France: Medal of Honour of the Railways (Medaille d'Honneur des Chemins de Fer, 1st modele, en argent). 1st type in hallmarked silver
Un-named and un-attributed
The medal is of the first type that had been instituted in 1913, in hallmarked silver. The obverse and rim with French 'Assay' silver poincon / makers marks, and the rim stamped 'Argent' (for Silver)
The medal can be awarded for long service, or for acts of courage, or for distinguished service
A fairly scarce hallmarked si... read more
20.00 GBP
Germany (Third Reich): War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz). 2nd Class. Without swords
Germany (Third Reich): War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz). 2nd Class. Without swords
The award was instituted in 1939, and originally awarded in three grades (a fourth grade in 'gold' was later instigated by Albert Speer in 1944, and although although 2 x 'paper' awards were approved in 1945, the decoration was never physically issued to either awardee)
Conditi... read more
35.00 GBP
Germany (Third Reich): War Merit Medal (Kriegsverdienstmedaille)
The award was instituted on 19 August 1940, to recognize outstanding service in the war effort. The War Merit Medal was awarded to Germans and non-Germans, to men and women. An estimated 4.9 million medals were awarded by the end of the war in Europe
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30.00 GBP
Germany (Third Reich): SA Sports Badge / National Defence Badge. Bronze grade
Officially numbered 705989 on reverse, with clear makers marks for 'Berg & Nolte A.G.' of Ludenscheid, Germany
The magnetic metal badge retaining its original reverse fittings of vertical hinged brass pin and clasp fittings, as issued
The SA Sports Badge was a decoration of the Third Reich issued between the years 1933 and 1945
The SA Sports ... read more
75.00 GBP
Italy (Kingdom): War Merit Cross. 1st type (Great War)
The War Merit Cross (Italian: Croce al Merito di Guerra) is an Italian military decoration. It was instituted on 19 January 1918, by King Victor Emmanuel III
This cross is of the type warded during the Great War, including awards to allied personnel from the British & British Empire armed forces
Basic award criteria eligibility required Italian personnel t... read more
30.00 GBP
Sultanate of Oman: Police Bravery Medal
Instituted 1975
Note: Reference 'Orders and Medals of the Sultanate of Oman' (Tinson, second edition 1997) therein is mentioned that through to 1985, the Police Bravery Medal had only been awarded four times
Award criteria for the Police Bravery Medal is:
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'Gallant and distinguished service, and action against the enemy'
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125.00 GBP
Sultanate of Oman: Qaboos Police Medal
This a current issue decoration - awarded since 1980 - with same ribbon, but different reverse inscription compared to the earlier Police Distinguished Service Medal that it replaced, when the latter medal became obsolete in 1980
See comparison image of the respective reverses of the current Qaboos Police Medal against the earlier DSM
Recipients of the deco... read more
85.00 GBP