Medal Of The Golden Jubilee Of The Iraqi Army 1921-71.

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Iraqi Army Golden Jubilee, 1921-71 (Arabic name not known.)

Awarded commemorate teh 50th anniversary of the formation of the Iraqi Army. It was awarded in three classes (gold, silver, and bronze -- in color, not metallic content), though it is unclear what these classes represent.

Established: 1971. Manufactured by Huguenin (Le Locle, Switzerland).
Obverse: Circular medal, 43 mm. In the center, a soldier blowing a bugle and holding an upright olive brance; behind him, another soldier and a number of flags. Surrounded by an inscription from the Qur’an above “Wa aido Lahum ma Istatitum min Qiqa” or “Prepare for them as much as you can” and below “Al-Youbil al-Thahabi lil Jaish al-Iraqi” or “Golden Jubilee of the Iraqi Army”, on either side the dates ”1921” and 1971” (both C.E. dates). Suspended from a triangle with the Iraqi national emblem on the reverse.
Reverse: Plain patterned, with “HUGUENIN / SWISS MADE” at the bottom in small letters.
Ribbon: 35 mm, yellow with gold threads woven in and 4 mm green edge stripes; 4 mm green, 27 mm yellow/gold, 4 mm green.
Outline:
-- gilt
-- silvered
-- bronze


(Not the best images. Sorry.)