This is a commemorative medal celebrating the 70th anniversary of the IMT trials of the major criminals in Nuremberg starting in 1946. The medal is Russian in origin but since I don’t see it listed online as an official commemorative I am going to assume it’s an unofficial “tin” medal. The words on the reverse mean “Fascism will not stand”.
This is a 1960 commemorative medal, issued through the Dunkirk Veterans Association (now disbanded) and subsequently managed by the French National Association of Veterans of the Fortified Sector of Flanders and of Dunkirk. This is my second example and I like it better because, surprisingly, I think the other one is an accursed fake! This one has much better quality characteristics.
This medal is one of many of the same pattern that were created and distributed by organizations ranging from the State Government of Queensland to, in this case, the local RSL’s. This one is unnamed but is stamped Maryborough RSL on the reverse.
The obverse shows the coat of arms for the Solomon islands and ‘SOLOMON ISLANDS’ around the edge. The reverse shows a map of the Guadalcanal and a US Marine with Marine Corps badge and the words ’50TH ANNIVERSARY GUADALCANAL LANDINGS 7TH AUGUST 1992′. Unnamed as issued.
This is the Mongolian commemorative medal issued in 1979 on the 40th anniversary of victory over Japan at Khalkhin Gol.
Soviet troops examine a disabled Japanese Ha-Go tank in the aftermath if the Battle of Khalin Gol, November 1939.
This is another unofficial commemorative medal from the United States, this one marking victory in WW2.
This is another unofficial commemorative medal stamped out for the 50th anniversary of WW2. Zero value beyond maybe taking out to the back yard and shooting it with my SR22.
This is an unofficial medallion produced at the time of the 50th anniversary of WW2. These were stamped out by the thousands and have no historical value whatsoever.
This is the Mongolian commemorative badge issued in 1979 on the 40th anniversary of victory over Japan at Khalkhin Gol.
This is a Post-Soviet Moldovan medal commemorating the 60 anniversary of the Great Patriotic War. This jubilee medal was given to all surviving veterans of the GPW.
This Soviet WWII photograph was unidentified for 23 years until the man in it, Aleksey Gordeyevich Yeremenko, was recognized by his wife and children when they saw the photograph in Pravda. It remains one of the most iconic photographs of World War II. Yeremenko was a junior political officer serving with the 220th regiment of 4th Rifle Division. On July 12, 1942, the commander of his regiment fell during battle. Rallying his troops to the attack, Yeremenko stood and waved them on. Seconds after this photograph was taken, Yeremenko was shot dead.
This is a medal from the post-Soviet Belarus. It commemorates the 60 years since the liberation of Byelorussia from the Germans in 1944.
This is an unofficial jubilee medal issued by the rump Communist Party in Russia to mark the 50th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.
This is the jubilee medal issued by the Russian Federation to mark the 55th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.
Soviet troops present captured German banners during the victory parade 24th June 1945, Red Square, Moscow
This is the Soviet commemorative medal issued in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of victory over Germany.
The Jubilee Medal “Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945″ was awarded to: all military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR who took part in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 – 1945, to partisans of the Great Patriotic War, to the personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR, as well as any other persons who were awarded the Medal “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945″, the Medal “For the Victory over Japan” or the Medal “For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945″.
This is the Soviet Gold Participation Badge for the Great Patriotic War. Not a medal.
This is the Soviet commemorative medal for the 30th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The Jubilee Medal “Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” was awarded to: all military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR who took part in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 – 1945, to partisans of the Great Patriotic War, to the personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR, as well as any other persons who were awarded the Medal “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945”, the Medal “For the Victory over Japan” or the Medal “For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945”.
This is the Soviet commemorative medal for the 40th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War.
The Jubilee Medal “Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” was awarded to: all military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR who took part in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 – 1945, to partisans of the Great Patriotic War, to the personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR, as well as any other persons who were awarded the Medal “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” or the Medal “For the Victory over Japan”; to home front workers, who were awarded for their dedicated work during the Great Patriotic War Orders of the USSR, the Medal “For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945”, or other medals of the USSR such as “For the Defence of Leningrad”, “For the Defence of Moscow”, “For Defence of Odessa”, “For the Defence of Sevastopol”, “For the Defence of Stalingrad”, “For the Defence of Kiev”, “For the Defence of the Caucasus”, “For the Defence of the Soviet Arctic.”.
This is the Soviet Badge (not medal) for the 25th Anniversary of the Victory Over Germany. It was awarded to all veterans of the GPW. Here are both variants.
This is the jubilee medal issued by the Russian Federation to mark the 50th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.
This medal is an unofficial commemorative issued by the Communist Party in Russia to memorialise the 60th anniversary of the victory over Germany.
This medal is an unofficial commemorative issued by the Communist Party in Russia to memorialise the 60th anniversary of the Stalingrad battle.
This is the commemorative medal issued by Bulgaria on the 40th anniversary of the surrender of Germany in May 1945.
This is a post-Soviet medal from Moldova commemorating 60 years since the liberation of Moldova from the Nazis in 1944.
This is a Soviet medal issued to all surviving veterans of the Great Patriotic War on the 40th anniversary of the German surrender.
This is a Post-Soviet Moldovan medal commemorating the resistance against the German Invasion of 1941
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