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kbakalar New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 2:32 pm The pictured medallion was among the effects of my late father. The military sounding motto makes me think it may be related to his service in the Army Air Corp 55th Fighter Group during the second world war. Can anyone provide any detail about what it might be, and under what circumstances it may have been acquired? Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 3:19 pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_aris_et_focis Just need to find the coat of arms in the circle. Must be sometyhing 'royal' because of the crown. Maybe british? May be even WW I edit The cross looks like this : http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-Pro-Ar...em3a946b8dc8 In Flanders the text is 'Voor outer en heerd', used in the 'Boerenkrijg' (boer war) in 1789, but this has nothing to do with this medal. The 'pro aris et pro focis' was very well used Edited by Petrus 07/28/2014 3:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 3:41 pm The Motto translates into 'For Home And Hearth'. This has been used by everything from grade schools to a New York Volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Many English and Canadian regiments have used it also. You may need to do some background history on your father to lern exactly what is for. Dut what do I know? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 3:47 pm This seems to have been manufactured with a basic design with the Latin motto. There are a number of versions available on ebay with different central settings added, some coats of arms, some not: Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 5:06 pm Phil, seems to be the same as in my link, comparing the Pearls and damages This will take a lot of time, but who knows.... http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/inde...le=Main_Page Edited by Petrus 07/28/2014 5:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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