Orders, Decorations and Medals of Colombia

Links and Other References

Acknowledgements

Pictures and information have been contributed by Frank Draskovic, Emmanuel Halleaux and Esteban Rivera Velez.

Grateful thanks to La Galerie Numismatic, Medal-Medaille and Spinks, who have allowed use of pictures from their catalogue.

Links

Gobierno de Colombia - Condecoraciones

Armada Nacional, República de Colombia - Condecoraciones (Archived February 2012).

The Colombian Army - Medals

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of Colombia - Historical - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 - Page 6 - Page 7
Page 8 - Page 9 - Page 10 - Police 1 - Police 2 - Prison Service - States 1 - States 2 - States 3 - States 4 - States 5 - States 6 - States 7

Ed Emering - The Medal Hound: Independence War Decorations of Gran Colombia.

Jean-Paul LeBlanc - Medals of Colombia (Archived July 2014).

Ilja Repetski - World Awards: Colombia

Eric Semon - Décorations de Colombie

Mario Volpe - Tavole ordini SUD AMERICA (2)

Yuri Yashnev - For Merit: Colombia

Wikipedia - Colombian Military Decorations

MedalBook - Colombia

Text References

Barac, B. (2009) Reference Catalogue Orders, Medals and Decorations of the World Part 1: Iron Book (A-D) OBOL, Zagreb.

Burrows, D.L. (2021) Exploring the Medallic Art of Latin American Countries. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 72(5): 20-28.

Gillingham, H.E. (1932) South American decorations and war medals, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 56, New York, American Numismatic Society.

Hess, E.V. (1965) The Awards of Colombia for the Korean War. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 16(6): 10-13.

Hess, E.V. (1976) Colombian Infantry Battalion Medal Korea, 1953. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 27(12): 20-22.

Ingram, K.R. (1993) Honors, Medals and Awards of the Korean War 1950-1953 Prospect Press, New York

Lang, J.W. (1986) Medals of Colombia for the Korean War. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 37(6): 33-34.

Mohler, H.A. (1971) The Centennial Cross of Boyaca. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 24(3): 36-37.

Pawson, W.R. (2026) Colombia's Medals and Decorations for the Korean War. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 77(1): 7-10.

Stair Sainty, G. & Heydel-Mankoo, R. (Eds) (2006) World Orders of Knighthood and Merit Burke's Peerage and Gentry.

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