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Belgium, Order of Labour and Industry Decoration with First Class rosette; another unidentified award featuring a white enameled cross with a rampant lion in the centre and with crossed swords and a crown above and with arrows in the cross angles. Both unnamed as issued, the first with double stick pin ribbon suspension. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Belgium, Red Cross, Blood Donor, c.WWI, in orignal box; another, missing box and central badge; Honour Badge of Labour, 1948-63; Order of Leopold, Gold Class; Order of the Crown, Gold Class. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Czechoslovakia, Merit Medal for the Anti Facist Combattants WWII. Unnamed as issued. With incorrect pin-back ribbon, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
France, Napoleon Empereur, Uniface clich?, silver plated (60mm), by Andrieu 1804, bust facing right wearing elaborate costume and laurel wreath (Bramsen 299). Remnants of glue and paper on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
France, Medaille Militaire, 3rd Republic (type 3 with uniface suspender), unnamed as issued. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
France, Group of Five: National Order of Merit; North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal; War Cross for Foreign Operational Theatres with bronze star on ribbon; Overseas Medal; Indo-China Campaign Commemorative Medal, all unnamed as issued and mounted on a large cloth bar; also miniature group of four: War Cross for Foreign Operational Theatre; Overseas Medal; Indo China Campaign Commemorative Medal; North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal, all mounted on a bar with no pin; also a pair of naval cufflinks, appear to be silver, missing securing links on reverse, also an enameled lapel badge featuring three fleurs-de-lis. Good very fine. (lot)
Estimate $200
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France, Medaille Militaire, 5th Republic (1962), unnamed as issued, with double stick pin suspension. In box of issue, with damaged bullet head included, good extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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France, Combattants Cross, unnamed as issued, with double stick pin suspension. In box of issue, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
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France, Colonial Medal with clasp Extreme Orient, in silvered bronze, unnamed as issued, with double stick pin suspension. In box of issue, with two minor edge nicks on reverse where type of metal has been stamped on edge, toned extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
France, 1939-45 Commemorative War Medal, unnamed as issued, with double stick pin suspension. In box of issue, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
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France, Commemorative Medal for Indochina, unnamed as issued, with double stick pin suspension. In box of issue, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
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Hungary, Meritorious Medal for 20 Years Service in the Army, unnamed; also Masonic Knights Templar Cross breast jewel in gilt and enamel, with pin-back suspension bar, unnamed. Very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Poland, Golden Cross of Merit with Swords. Unnamed as issued. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Romania, 40th Anniversary Medal of the Anti-Facist and Anti-Imperialist Armed Insurrection of 23 August 1944; 50th Anniversary of the Romanian Communist Party Medal 1971; 25 Year Anniversary of the Republic Medal 1972; 30th Anniversary Medal of Romania's Liberation from Facism Domination 23 August 1974; Army Day Medal 25 October 1974. All unnamed as issued and all except the first with pin-back ribbons and also with ribands, the first with a pin-back suspender. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (5 medals)
Estimate $130
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Serbia, Liberation Commemorative Medal 1914-18; 2nd Balkan War Cross 1913. Both unnamed as issued and both without ribbons. The second medal with some oxidation, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Sweden, Civil Protection Association Merit Silver Medal. Unnamed as issued. Ribbon damaged, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
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Yugoslavia, Order for Bravery (instituted 15 Aug 1943); Medal of Valour WWII; National Merit Medal; 40th Anniversary of the Yugoslav People's Republic 1981. All unnamed as issued and all with pin-back ribbons. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
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World War Medal Ribbon Collection, formed by Mr. M. Gaughan of Sydney, housed in twenty eight (28) large spring back folders, each album assigned to a country, an area or service and filled with much added support information as photocopied literature, booklets and also a few badges and medalets, etc; all ribbons in each volume are generally described, of correct size and mostly prepared for wear and some with added clasps etc; an example of one volume France has 164 different ribbons and over 160 photocopied relevant pages taken from every relevant article, book or document on French medals and ribbons.^Volumes on: Africa, Australasia (2 volumes); Austria-Hungary; Great Britain and British Empire (4 volumes); European; Far East; Fire Services; France; Germany (2 volumes); International and the Vatican; Italy; Life-Saving; Malaysia; Non-existant European Kingdoms; North and South America; Northern Europe; Police; Russia - Imperial; Spain and Portugal; United States (2 volumes); Warsaw Pact Countries. Approximately 2000 ribbons, many rare, a massive amount of support literature, a unique collection. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $500
SOLD $360