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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 244

Iraq, Kingdom, 1939-1945 War Medal, 40mm, gilt; 1945 Victory Medal, 39mm, silvered and gilt, mounted as worn, both toned with light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2)

The 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1945 Victory Medal were both instituted in 1950 by Regulation No. 28. Whilst this regulation covers both the qualification for the awards was slightly different; the War Medal could be earned by all ranks who served in the Iraqi Army from the time Iraq entered the war on the Allies' side in 1943 until victory in 1945, and the Victory Medal was only awarded to those who were serving at the time of the victory. While unmarked, both medals are thought to have been manufactured by Huguenin of Le Locle, Switzerland.

The circular milled edge War Medal depicts an Iraqi soldier blowing a call-up bugle. Above the soldier is the emblem of the Iraqi Army and below him is Nakhsi Arabic script reading '1939 War 1945'. The reverse of the medal is blank.

The Victory Medal takes the shape of a silvered seven-pointed star. In the centre of the star is a circular gilt medallion upon which, in Thuluth Arabic script, is the word 'Victory' and beneath this the date '1945'. The gilt medallion is surrounded by palm leaves intersecting at the base. Like the War Medal, the reverse is also blank.

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Estimate
£40 to £60

Starting price
£30