Military & Award Medals

The Belgian Victory Medal was established by royal decree on 15 July 1919 and awarded to all members of the Belgian Armed Forces who served during the World War I. The basic obverse design, by the Scottish sculptor William McMillan, is a winged Victory standing on a globe and was adopted by many of the allied countries.

Established on 20 May 1942, and awarded for heroic deeds during WW2 to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, this was the first Soviet order established during the war. The medal was also given to some allied troops and commanders, including western allies in the fight against Nazi Germany. It was awarded in two classes, this being the 2nd class, which was awarded for various contributions to the war effort, including acts of bravery and distinguished service. The medal is made in fi ne silver and features a ruby red enamel five-pointed star, with rays in the background, and crossed sabre and a Mosin rifle. The central disc has a golden hammer and sickle on a red enamel background, surrounded by a white enamel ring with the words ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА “Patriotic War”. The back of the medal is stamped with the name of the factory “Monetny Dvor and has a screw-plate for fixing to clothing. They weigh nearly 40g and are struck in fi ne silver and this is the first time we have been able to offer them, limited availability.

World War One Regimental Pair of Medals. We have pairs of the World War I Silver medal and the Victory medal, each matched as per Regiment. World War One was started over 100 years ago (1914-1918), so these medals are now antique according to the definition, i.e. over 100 years old. It is not easy to have matched pairs for the Regiments, but one of our contacts did it. I think our price reflects the scarcity of the matching, but not over pricing as some marketing companies do.