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Spain, War Cross 1936-39. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Russia, St George Cross 3rd Class, reverse numbered 13497; USSR, campaign and commemorative medals (29), noted Order of the Red Star; Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class; Order of Maternal Glory 3rd Class but with 1st Class suspension; Chernobyl Liquidator Medal 1986; badges (190) including some hat badges as well as a variety of non-military related badges, noted Tankman badge; a group of 12 USSR ribbons in 4 rows under acrylic with pin back for wearing. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (approx 30 medals + 290 badges)
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Russia, USSR, Medal for Bravery, plain reverse with impressed number 670450; Medal for Combat Service, plain reverse, unnumbered; Medal for Victory Over Germany 1941-1945; Medal for Defense of the Caucasus 1944; Medal for Victory Over Japan 1945. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Russia, USSR, Medal for Liberation of Warsaw 1945; Medal for Liberation of Prague 1945; Medal for 20th Anniversary of the End of WWII 1965; Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1968; Centenary of Lenin's Birth (civilian issue) 1970; Veterans of Labor Medal 1974; Jubilee Medal for 30 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (Combatant) 1975; Jubilee Medal for 60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1978; Jubilee Medal for 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1985; Jubilee Medal for 70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1988; Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for 15 Years; also trio of ribbons on Russian style mounting devices but no medals and another single aluminium mounting device. Very fine - extremely fine. (11 + mounting devices and ribbons)
Estimate $100
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Russia, USSR, Medal for Combat Service, plain reverse, unnumbered; Medal for Meritorious Labor During the Great Patriotic War; Medal for Capture of Berlin 1945; Medal for Thirty Year Jubilee of the Army and Navy 1948; 250th Anniversary of the Founding of Leningrad 1957; 20th Anniversary of End of WWII 1965; Veterans of Labor Medal 1974; Jubilee Medal for 30 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (Combatant) 1975; Jubilee Medal for 60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1978; Jubilee Medal for 70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1988; KGB 80th Anniversary Medal; mounted pair of Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR and Jubilee Medal for 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1985. Good very fine - extremely fine. (11 + pair)
Estimate $100
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USA, Group of Twelve: Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Distinguished Flying Cross with one silver and three bronze Oak Leaf Clusters (Total of 8 OLC); Air Medal with two silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters (Total of 11 OLC); Meritorious Service Medal; Combat Readiness Medal; Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star; Korean Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; United Nations Korea Medal; South Vietnam Campaign Medal with clasp - 1960-. The first three in cases of issue with riband and enamel lapel riband, extremely fine - uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
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USA, Group of Eight: Joint Service Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, engraved Charles E. Crisp; Navy Commendation Medal with V device (heroism in combat), engraved Charles E. Crisp; Navy Achievement Medal, unofficially engraved in script, Yn 1 Charles E. Crisp; Navy Good Conduct Medal with Silver Star (type 3 knob suspension); National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star (second award); WWII Navy Occupation Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Stars (3 qualifying campaigns); South Vietnam Campaign Medal, clasp - 1960-. First four swing mounted, others loose, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
USA, Legion of Merit, Chief Commander; Commander; Officer; Legion of Merit. First medal impressed on reverse 'United States of America/12C'. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
USA, Airman's Medal (no ribbon); Bronze Star (no ribbon); Vietnam Service Medal; Civilian Vietnam Service Medal (no ribbon); US Army Expert Weapons Qualification Badge with bars for M-14, Machine Gun and M-18; another with bars for Mortar, Pistol and Rifle; Combat Infantryman Badge (missing enamel and plating and one clip); US First Cavalry lapel badge (loss of some enamel and no pin); US Marine Corps hat badge; U.S. collar badges (2 types); USA Boy Scouts neck scarf toggle in metal; large lead model (approx 21cm long) of a bolt-action infantry rifle with bayonet affixed, plaque on butt for inscribing a name; also brass miniature of an Asian battle axe. Poor - very fine. (14)
Estimate $70
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USA, Bronze Star in original case with riband bar and enamel lapel badge, WWII vintage. Naming erased from back of star, foxing on case lining, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Vatican, Papal Order of St Sylvester, Knight. Good very fine.
Estimate $70
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World medals, Belgium Inter Allied Victory Medal WWI; Bophuthatswana Defence Force Merit Decoration (uniface); Ethiopia, The Railway Medal, EE1895 (1903), in bronze (no ribbon); Germany, WWI Cross of Honour 1914-1918 (2), both without ribbons; India, 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 1972; Pakistan, Combat Star 1965, no scroll suspension or ribbon; unidentified medal with Middle East theme and brooch bar 'Merite Militaire' (maybe a Military Association medal); another unidentified medal featuring a skull above crossed sword and flaming torch as the centrepiece in a white enamel Maltese cross; also miniature medals, Great Britain, General Service Medal 1915-62 (GVR), - clasp - Palestine 1936-39, also the following medal clasps, Palestine 1936-39, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, Atlantic (2), Australia (2); Rhodesia, Meritorious Service Medal (no ribbon), President's Medal for Headmen, Meritorious Police Service Medal, Prison Service Meritorious Service Medal, Prison Service Medal,; South Africa, Pro Patria Medal; Next of Kin-style star but with different securing pins; also Poland, Pogrom AN 1.III.1945 bronze screw back badge (screw on back is replacement). Fine - extremely fine. (25)
Estimate $120
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World medals, Belgium, unidentified possibly artillery or ordnance (features exploding bomb in centre) related medal with brooch bar 1974, maker Willy Kraft/Eupen; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Civil Merit Medal (incorrect ribbon); Portugal, Medal for Military Valour 1910 (cast copy), Army Campaign Medal 1916 (cast copy), War Cross 1917; South Africa, Pro Patria Medal 1973-91, fixed suspender type, reverse with impressed number 129267; also two replica Australian pre federation helmet plates for Queensland Defence Force and Queensland Artillery. Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
World medals, Bulgaria, Commemorative Military Medal 1915-1918 (incorrect ribbon); Czechoslovakia, Military Merit Medal Grade II in bronze WWII; Commemorative Medal of Engineering Independent Company of Traffic Workshops C.S. Troops in Russia. Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
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World medals, China, People's Republic, Communist Star Service Award 1955 (2, each with photo of a different General); Germany, Empire, WWI Iron Cross Second Class replica; Third Reich, War Merit Medal replica, Black Wound Badge replica; USA, Purple Heart (2, modern issues). Fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
World medals, France, St Helena Medal 1821; Italy, State Police Long Service Cross. The first with traces of cleaning compound, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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