vostoktrading Posted June 7, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 7, 2019 This one I'm guessing South Vietnamese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted June 7, 2019 This one says "Nil Desperandum". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted June 7, 2019 and finally this one says "Ex Coelis". Any assistance is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted June 7, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 7, 2019 The top one is a early ARVN unit. Just can't remember exact id off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstorey Posted June 7, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 7, 2019 The 'EX COELIS' clutch-back is a collar badge from the Canadian Airborne Regiment 1968-1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted June 8, 2019 Thanks Bob & edstorey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 9, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2019 I think I found something related to the second one: It looks like the crest of the Indian Nawanagar state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted June 10, 2019 Thank you! How on earth did you track that down? I looked it up and you're correct. Nawanagar was a princely state in Western India. I learned something fascination when I was following-up on your identification: The Maharaja of Nawanagar hosted about 1000 Polish refugee children who had been deported to Siberia by the Russians (from "their" part of Poland after the invasion by Nazi Germany & USSR) and made it out via Iran after they were released by the Russians during the war. Learn something new every day! Thanks. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/polish-refugees-in-india Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 11, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 11, 2019 Great story and awesome example of how a single act of a single person influences the relation between two countries for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 12, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 12, 2019 That is amazing, the badge, the research and more importantly the story. You learn something new everyday with these bit and pieces we collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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