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NUMISMATIC DIRECTORY

St. Louis 5, Mo. AND MEDALS BY CAPTAIN H. TAPRELL DORLING, D.S.O., R.N.

Since first appearing thirty-seven years ago, Ribbons and Medals has become perhaps the most authoritative book of its kind, and provides a ready means of recognising ribbons and medals worn by British and foreign servicemen, as well as being an indispensable work of reference for the collector.

This new edition has been completely revised and expanded, not only to cover more countries, but also to include medals and decorations created during the Second World War and subsequently, including the Korean War. Over 1,000 Orders, Decorations, and Medals are now described, and the text is accompanied by numerous illustrations. More than 600 medal ribbons reproduced in full colour make up a special section at the end of the book, a cutting from which is enclosed.

A full list of the countries included appears at the end of this leaflet, and the centre pages reproduce an actual page from the book. 8½ by 5½ inches. 288 pages of text. 16-page coloured section.

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BOOK SERVICE (Orders and Medals Society of America Walter P. Huber, Librarian-Curator, 1742 W. Henderson Street, Chicago 13, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. o:o o:o o:o o:o o:o o:o o:o o~o o~o o:o o~o o:o o:o o~o .:o o:o o:o .:o o~o o~o o~o o~. o:. o:o o:o o:o o:o o:o o~o o~o o~o o~- o~o o~o o~o o~o o~o o~o o~o o~o .~o RIBBONS AND MEDALS WAR MEDALS

struck. The medal was provided with an ornamental scroll clasp for suspension from its . The artist was Mr. W. Wyon, R.A. Medals with the following battles inscribed on the reverse were issued. ’MooDKEE 1845,’ ’FEROZESHLV~UR 1845,’ ’ALIWAL 1846,’ ’SOBRAON 18467 For his first engagement a soldier received the medal with the corresponding inscription, and if he subsequently took part in another he was given an engagement bar bearing the name of the second. Similarly with second and third bars for his third and fourth engagements. This was the first instance of bars being granted with any Indian medal, the first Indian medal, 1799-1826, with bars for battles previous to 1845, not being authorized until 1851.

72 - NEW ZEALAND MEDAL (1845-66) The obverse and reverse of this medal are shown in the illustration. The New Zealand Medal was not authorized until 1869, and was 72 then issued to the officers and men of the Navy and Army for services against the Maoris between 1845 and 1847, and again for the operations carried out from 1860 to. 1866. The medal hangs from its ribbon by an embossed silver clasp. No engagement bars were given, but the medal bears on the obverse the dates between which the recipients served, and also with a single date or no date.

NEW ZEALAND CROSS This cross was instituted by the New Zealand Government in 1869 for to members of the Militia, Volunteers and Armed Con- 72. R. stabulary who had particularly distinguished themselves by bravery in action, or devotion to duty while on service during the war against the Maoris. In communicating the establishing the cross to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, the Governor of New Zealand observed he was aware that the Queen was the fount of honour and could alone institute orders of dis- tinction. The New Zealand Government did not pretend to any powers of this kind; but the proposed distinction was simply a local honour and the Governor’s responsible advisers had urged there should be no delay in its award, particularly as the defence of the country had fallen upon the local forces. In his reply the Secretary of State observed that the Governor had overstepped the limits of his authority, and that it was necessary to point this out so that no precedent might be established for the institution of similar in New Zealand or any other Colony. In the very exceptional circumstances, however, the Queen had been pleased to sanction the institution of the decoration and the rules governing its award. \ The decoration consists of a silver Maltese cross with a gold star on each limb. In the centre, in a circle within a wreath of laurel in gold, are the words, ’NEw ZEALAND.’ The cross is surmounted by a crown in gold which is attached by a and a V to silver bar ornamented with gold laurel leaves, through which the ribbon passes. The ribbon, 1½ inches wide, is crimson. As the New Zealand Cross was awarded to no more than twenty-three officers and men of the J / New Zealand Forces, and has not been used since 1869, it is probably 72a one of the rarest decorations in the world. NOTE - Other medals awarded in New Zealand are described later in this book.

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