~EDAL COLLECTOR

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF

THE ORDERS AND MEDALS SOCIETY OF AMERICA

PRESIDENT Rolfe R Holbrook, Corol Gables, Florida

JANUARY 1967

SUDAN ORDER OF THE TWO NILES

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SUDAN - ORDER OF THE TWO NILES - The Order of the Two Niles is second in precedence after the Order of the Republic and takes its name from the Blue and White Niles which meet at Khartoum. It was instituted on 16 November 1961 and is awarded in five classes to Sudanese and foreigners, military and civilian, for general services to the State.

The insignia of the First Class consists of star, sash and sash badge. The Second Class (illustrated) consists of the same star with a neck badge, the Third Class a neck badge only and the Fourth and Fifth Classes breast badges.

The star illustrated is unusually large (102mm) and heavy (8½ ozs) and is made in four layers. The centre medallion, 40mm, is white ena- melled with a blue Arabic inscription "EL NILEIN". The next layer is a gilded star with brown enamelled ovals in the arms and blue and white roundels at the ends. The centre layer is in gilt with horizontal ridges and the bottom rayed star is silver.

The badge is of the same pattern but 58mm across. The suspension device contains a rhino, the Sudanese State emblem. The ribbon is 51mm wide, watered, dark blue with a 5mm white stripe 5mm from each edge. All the insignia is in good silver but there are no discernible assay or maker’s marks. The insignia is made by Garrard of London.

E. H. 0’Toole

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THE TAGALOG COINAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS KOREAN MEDAL by J. W. Peterson

This coinage was mentioned in the original article on the U.No med- als in the January 1962 issue, but was not illustrated. According to the United Nations, the Philippines Government requested and received U.N. Medals in the English-language coinage° Therefore it is fairly certain that this piece is only a trial striking prepared by the Manila medallist Jose Tupaz, Jr., in anticipation of a possible order from the Philippine Government. It would seem that a number of different unusual Philippine medals in American collections may be trial coinages of this nature.

The medal is 41m m, in a lacquered yellow bronze which is typical of the Tupaz medals° It is surmounted directly by a bar inscribed "KOREA". The rimless obverse has the emblem of the United Nations. The reverse is inscribed "SA PAGLILINGKOD/ UPANGIPAGTANGGOL/ ANG MGA BIMULAIN/ NG SALIGANG/ KASULTAN NG/ MGA BANSANG/ NAGKAKAISA", which is presumably the Tagalog translation of "For Service in Defenee of the Principles of the Charter of the United Nations". The reverse also has an incuse marking "’EL 0R0’/ J. TUPAZ, JR.".

AWARDSr DECORATIONS TOP I0~000 IN 1st CAV. DIV. - Since arriving in Viet- nam last September, members of the Ist Air Car. Div. have earned more than 10,000 awards and decorations.

Of the 10,497 awards and decorations earned, there were three Dis- tinguished Service Crosses, 82 Silver Stars, Ten Legions of Merit, 138 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 2613 Purple Hearts and 1333 Bronze Stars.

Topping the awards and decorations list is the 2d Bn., 7th Car., (Garry 0wen), which earned a total of 1331 awards and decorations.

From the 7 Sept. ’66 issue of "Army Times", submitted by R. J. Lehmacher.

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