Question on Medal of Valour - Page 2

Ruiz · 12-19-2007, 07:41 AM

Thanks Marc and Eric , now I understand.

EricFG · 12-19-2007, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lapa

The mint made a whole lot of medals at one time, which were then split up and sent to the various fronts. It means that a medal could be awarded even several years after it was manufactured; it also means that some fronts which received higher serial numbered medals would issue them sometimes before some lower-numbered medals sent to other fronts.

That was my understanding as well. And Marc is much more well informed than I.

bdgfate · 03-03-2008, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruiz

This is the numeration of the medal of valour:

13.811 07.03.1940
96.695 01.02.1943------------Is Correct this numeration?
112.814 07.12.1942
159.218 22.02.1943
198.463 18.02.1943
246.667 23.04.1943
327.525 20.07.1943
347.049 01.09.1943
745.775 05.02.1944
746.222 01.02.1944
1.030.518 03.03.1944
1.044.724 17.07.1944
1.268.544 30.03.1944
1.351.396 26.08.1944
1.363.366 02.10.1944
1.530.440 20.12.1944
1.577.386 22.08.1944
1.624.206 30.09.1944
1.659.548 13.08.1944
1.687.818 31.08.1944
1.687.854 10.11.1944
1.697.816 07.09.1944
1.961.373 15.02.1945
2.370.720 12.01.1945
2.452.683 22.02.1945
2.454.862 09.05.1945
2.473.161 23.05.1945
2.602.999 01.06.1945
2.821.213 17.06.1945
3.105.573 26.05.1945
3.220.514 24.05.1945

Can someone explain how to interpret the date info? Are those dates of known presentation of that serial number?

***desantnik*** · 03-03-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bdgfate

Can someone explain how to interpret the date info? Are those dates of known presentation of that serial number?

Although I didn't post the data here, the serial #'s and dates correspond to information from my book Echoes of War.

The data in my book includes additionally awarding unit information which is not captured here.

To answer your question, the data allows a collector or researcher to better determine approximate awarding times and/or organizations for awards by serial number.

bdgfate · 03-04-2008, 11:22 PM

Thank you, desantnik. Are there any sources for that book in the US?

***desantnik*** · 03-05-2008, 06:53 AM

I sent you a PM.

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bdgfate Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 22	Thank you, desantnik. Are there any sources for that book in the US? Last edited by bdgfate; 03-04-2008 at 11:26 PM.

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