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Picked this up over the weekend. No idea what it is tho. Anyone else know what it is?
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3 posters
Anyone recognize this medal?
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If i'm the stupid one, why do they have a book with pictures of the militaria and I have the real things??
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- Name : Fins...
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Found it!
French Insigne du Blessé Militaire
Awarded to members of the French Army or Navy who were wounded or invalided through wounds or illnesses caused by the 1st World War. I didn't see it at first in my book because only the ribbon is mentioned and not the medal.
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French Insigne du Blessé Militaire
Awarded to members of the French Army or Navy who were wounded or invalided through wounds or illnesses caused by the 1st World War. I didn't see it at first in my book because only the ribbon is mentioned and not the medal.
Fins...
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If i'm the stupid one, why do they have a book with pictures of the militaria and I have the real things??
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- Name : Bob Chatt
Age : 55
Location : Huntington Beach, CA
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could also be South Vietnamese.
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1stDivVet- Colonel
- Name : Fins...
Age : 53
Location : Ohio
Registration date : 2009-03-24
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Bob,
I wondered about that, but couldn't find anything about it. Tell me more! Please!!!!
Fins...
I wondered about that, but couldn't find anything about it. Tell me more! Please!!!!
Fins...
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If i'm the stupid one, why do they have a book with pictures of the militaria and I have the real things??
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- Name : Bob Chatt
Age : 55
Location : Huntington Beach, CA
Registration date : 2011-07-26
Number of posts : 265
I saw it in Daniel Byrne's booklet "Collectors Handbook of Military Orders and Medals Of The Republic Of Vietnam", plate 16.
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Yeah, red stars on wreaths... pretty much a given that it's Communist of some sort. Pretty safe start with that assumption and go from there.
Steve
Steve
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- Name : Bob Chatt
Age : 55
Location : Huntington Beach, CA
Registration date : 2011-07-26
Number of posts : 265
Not Communists, its either French or South Vietnamese
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1stDivVet- Colonel
- Name : Fins...
Age : 53
Location : Ohio
Registration date : 2009-03-24
Number of posts : 2561
It's French. The SVN version has a 6 pointed red star and the stripes in the ribbon are green instead of blue. My book lists it as a WW1 wound medal, but the original version was a ribbon only award and the medal came out later according to it. Perhaps the medal was used as a wound medal for other wars besides WW1.
Fins...
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If i'm the stupid one, why do they have a book with pictures of the militaria and I have the real things??
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