John Shaw Posted 21 January , 2005 Share Posted 21 January , 2005 Hi pals Try this one, how many nations issued the round bronze victory medal, the one with variants of the angel on the obverse? Further is this the angel of Mons. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 21 January , 2005 Share Posted 21 January , 2005 John, There were about 12 or 13 different varients, mostly official, but some unofficial i.e. Poland Check this site for more info - it's very handy... Victory Medals Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 21 January , 2005 Share Posted 21 January , 2005 John. 13 nations issued these Victory medals (14 if you include South African medal as seperate from the British Empire one). The nations were as follows... Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslavakia, France, Great Britain (+ South Africa), Greece, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Rumania, Siam, USA. No, it's not the "Angel of Mons". Its a winged "Goddess of Victory" ("Nike") from Greek mythology, though the Japanese medal depicts "Takemikazuchi-no-Kami" ("Valiant August Thunder God"), messanger of the Sun Goddess, and the Siamese medal depicts "Naraibanleuchai", the Thai God of War and Victory (a manifestation of Vishnu). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shaw Posted 21 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2005 Thanks You guys are unbelievable. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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