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1stDivVet

Tuna

bond007a1

Captainofthe7th

Mr-X

swag

10 posters

WW1 Allied Victory Medal

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
Number of posts : 369

Post n°1

WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:42 pm

As many of you already know I have a thing for WW1 Victory Medals, I don't know why, I just do. Here are the medals from some of the Allied Powers. All the Allied Powers used the common rainbow design ribbon. Each country was allowed to design their own medallion with winged-Victory on the obverse and either the names or coat of arms of the victorious powers. However Japan and Siam, having no appreciation of a winged-Victory figure from their culture, used a legendary figure who was most similar to the winged-Victory concept. Also, not all the Allied Powers used the names/coat of arms of the victorious nations on for the reverse design.
First up is Belgium.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A001_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A001_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A001_210

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:44 pm

Next up is Czechoslovakia.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A002_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A002_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A002_210

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
Number of posts : 369

Post n°3

Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:45 pm

France.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A003_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A003_210

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:50 pm

Italy.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A005_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A005_210

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:56 pm

Japan (yes, they were one of the good guys in WW1) with wooden box medal was issued in.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A006_112

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A006_112

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A006_210

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
Number of posts : 369

Post n°6

Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:57 pm

Romania.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A007_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A007_210

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
Number of posts : 369

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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:58 pm

Great Britain.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A004_112

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A004_112

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A004_213

swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
Number of posts : 369

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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:00 am

And last, but not least, from my collection South Africa.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A009_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A009_110

WW1 Allied Victory Medal A009_210

Mr-X: Junior Sergeant; Location : Melbourne, Victoria
Registration date : 2009-02-22
Number of posts : 172

Post n°9

Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by Mr-X Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:24 am

Nice collection Swag.

Are there any really hard countries to find?

Captainofthe7th

Captainofthe7th: Location : CT
Registration date : 2009-03-05
Number of posts : 7

Post n°10

Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by Captainofthe7th Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:10 pm

Those are really nice Swag...I love the front of the Belgian medal, I think that's my favorite.

Rob

bond007a1: ADMIN; Name : Steven
Location : Kentucky, USA
Registration date : 2009-02-12
Number of posts : 2099

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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by bond007a1 Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:58 pm

I will agree...those are very sweet...my fave is the Czechoslovakian one.

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swag: Senior Sergeant; Location : US
Registration date : 2009-02-18
Number of posts : 369

Post n°12

Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by swag Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:32 am

Mr-X wrote:Nice collection Swag.

Are there any really hard countries to find?

Thanks for the reply's guys, I've enjoyed collecting these medals and the compliment my US Victory Medals rather nicely.

X - Yes, Siam (Thailand) and the Philippines are the hardest to obtain. I saw a Siam medal sell for over $2800.

Tuna: Junior Sergeant; Registration date : 2009-04-15
Number of posts : 160

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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by Tuna Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:28 am

Excellent reference schwagmirester!

1stDivVet: Colonel; Name : Fins...
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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by 1stDivVet Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:35 am

I'm the same way Swag!! I've got 6 US including one in the box, 2 Belgian, 2 British, and an Italian. I'm always watching for more!! I like the UK ones because they are named and regiment ID'ed. Here's some of mine so far.

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0005-1

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0005-1

US Victory Medal Front

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0003

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0003

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0004

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0015

And the reverse of the US Victory Medal

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0001-1

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Scan0001-1

Fins..

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Tuna: Junior Sergeant; Registration date : 2009-04-15
Number of posts : 160

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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by Tuna Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:31 pm

Alright, I had to remove these from my case to photograph so someone better enjoy them damnit.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f10/13/80/97/15/00110.jpg
https://i.servimg.com/u/f10/13/80/97/15/00210.jpg
https://i.servimg.com/u/f10/13/80/97/15/00310.jpg
https://i.servimg.com/u/f10/13/80/97/15/00410.jpg
The last posted is a British set, it is for sale, and has some paper work with it.

misanthropic_gods

misanthropic_gods: MODERATOR; Location : Illinois, USA
Registration date : 2009-07-27
Number of posts : 991

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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by misanthropic_gods Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:15 pm

Great reference guys, these are great! I never new all of these medals existed, I love all the little differences to Winged Victory on the front...WTF is up with the Italian ribbon, id they just want to be different? Or do Italian Rainbows look different than everyone elses?

ww1917: Corporal; Location : USA
Registration date : 2010-01-08
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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by ww1917 Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:43 pm

All looks great. I like Japan for the fact it has a wood crate. Tuna send me an PM on the British set.

Dragyn: Location : Cornwall
Registration date : 2011-05-04
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Post n°18

VM Collection

Post by Dragyn Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:36 am

This thread seems to have gone a bit quiet ........ so here are six VM's of my collection so far

United Kingdom Type 1
WW1 Allied Victory Medal 12_gb_10

WW1 Allied Victory Medal 12_gb_10

South Africa
WW1 Allied Victory Medal Sa_a_c10

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Sa_a_c10

France Official Issue
WW1 Allied Victory Medal 02_fra10

WW1 Allied Victory Medal 02_fra10

Belgium

WW1 Allied Victory Medal Belgiu10

Italy (Laslo Official Type 1)
WW1 Allied Victory Medal 22_ita10

WW1 Allied Victory Medal 22_ita10

Italy (Laslo Official Type 2)
WW1 Allied Victory Medal 32_ita10

WW1 Allied Victory Medal 32_ita10

Hope you enjoy the pics

Dragyn

johns3: Corporal; Location : TN
Registration date : 2012-01-17
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Re: WW1 Allied Victory Medal

Post by johns3 Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:53 pm

Folks,
Very nice groupings of WWI Victory Medals. FYI the Italian Victory Medal normally has the same rainbow ribbon that other other countries have. I think someone put the wrong ribbon on the medal.
Regards,
John

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