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 medallion, produced in Southern Rhodesia, was distributed to celebrate the victory in WW2.
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.
Here is a cheap and cheesy medallion knocked out locally in Australia around VE Day 1945. A unique piece of Australian history, this vintage token was handed out to Australian school children at the end of World War 2. Made of silvered copper by Stokes of Melbourne
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 an unofficial commemorative medallion made by local italians to sell to soldiers of the 5th army that captured Naples.
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 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 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 medallion was struck in 1944 and sold locally to the members of the U.S. 5th Army that liberated Rome from the Germans.
This is a medal issued in 1981 by the Czechoslovakian Anti-Facist Committee to all surviving ex-members of teh Communist resistance to the Nazis. It’s a state supported organisation but the medal should be considered an unofficial issue.
Seraing is a Walloon community in Belgium. In 1945 the worthies of the town decided to have this medal struck and passed out to whoever they felt grateful too, mostly war veterans from what my googling tells me.
This medallion is a copy of the commemorative coin created for the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. The original medal was a table medal. This is a medallion with a loop to be attached to a ring or chain.
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 one is a recast.
Kiwi Medals 