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    Posted 12 years ago

    mike101
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    Could anyone help tell me more about these military medals
    If they have any meaning or value
    Photo 1 and 2 are front and back
    Photo 3 and 4 are front and back

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    1900 China Boxer Rebellion campaign medal Royal Garrison Artillery
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    PRISONER OF WAR, MEDAL & Ribbon Bar w/Original Box Military Issue 12/87 VTG MIL
    PRISONER OF WAR, MEDAL & Ribbon Bar...
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    1. scottvez scottvez, 12 years ago
      Same thing as others-- unit coins.

      They usually are highly valued by folks who actually served in the units.

      They have minimal monetary value, but are collected.

      scott
    2. pw-collector pw-collector, 12 years ago
      I think these are referred to as "challenge coins"
      see history of challenge coins here:
      http://custom.nwtmint.com/news_challengecoinhistory.php
      Dave
    3. jonima jonima, 11 years ago
      The first one is given to Airmen upon graduation from Air Force basic training. They started that one in the last 10 years or so. The second one is from the 5th Comm Gp, as you can see. They are an Air Force combat communications unit, often going into bare bones places and setting up initial communications. They are highly mobile and deploy around the world.

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