Medal Yearbook 2017 Paperback – 24 Sept. 2016

I have been involved in Medal replacement, medal restoration, mounting & framing, medal/ribbon identification; almost any circumstance where thorough research, reliability, and accuracy are paramount for more than 15 years. The Medal Yearbook has become a trusted friend and each year's edition is added to my shelf of earlier editions.

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An excellent and comprehensive book. Limited to allied medals.

Book virtually brand new, excellent service

Excellent

exellent good value

Being ex-military, I have had an abiding interest in British medals for many years and, more recently have written for television on military subjects. In spite of all the information so readily available, it remains quite remarkable how TV and films seem to think that any ‘coloured patch’ which looks like a medal ribbon will add authenticity to whatever character is being portrayed in instances of fact and fiction, when a copy of this book would answer most questions.This work has been published every year for over 20 years and although I do not need to purchase the latest copy each time, my own rather dog-eared copy finally had to be replaced. What a surprise! Several years on and the book is half as thick again (another 100 pages), has all the latest information and is only £2 more expensive! In other words, a lot more book for a little more cash in a product which contains almost everything you might want to know about British and Commonwealth honours, awards and medals in general. Whereas there are several pages of colour advertisements it must be understood that collectors and historians are the main market for this work and need such information. Nevertheless, those advertisements are not allowed to interfere with the natural flow of the work itself.Prior to getting down to the specific detail of honours, awards and medals, the book commences with some fascinating sections; Foreword, Market highlights, New world record, Guide to prices, most recent Operational honours, Wearing awards, Order of Wear (not quite as confusing at it may seem), Collecting ribbons and, finally Miniature medals and decorations. The main information is then divided into; Orders of Knighthood, Decorations, Mentions and Commendation, Campaign Medals (in order of date instituted), Long and Meritorious service medals, Coronation and Jubilee medals, Miscellaneous medals, Foreign medals found in British groups, Medals of the Irish Republic, Awards of the British Commonwealth (in order; Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa) and Unofficial medals. The work then concludes with; Abbreviations and initials, Current regiments, Research/Books for the collector, Societies, Professional directory (Auctioneers, Dealers, Booksellers and Fairs), Museums and collections, Medal Ribbons in colour and Index.The colour plates showing all the medals ribbons are something I frequently find myself studying whenever I see someone wearing a ribbon I do not immediately recognise. Having found the appropriate ribbon I then match the corresponding number with the appropriate medal – all of which are found in numerical order, before studying the detail.This is easily the best book on the subject and, having spoken with the publishers on a couple of occasions, I know they are constantly seeking to update and improve the work. By comparison to the ever-growing content, I have very few observations to make; The South African ‘Order of Mendi for Bravery’ is not mentioned and separate (specific!) dates for qualification for each NATO and UN medal should be clearly defined in precisely the same way as, for example, the War Medal 1939-45 which is explained as; “28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.”Altogether an excellent work worth its 5 Star rating and, therefore, is fully recommended.NMBritish army major (retired)

Amazed at how much the prices have increased since the last book in 2010, very informative, every collector of medals should have this

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