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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1517957, member: 38849&quot;]King Faisal II died at the age of 19, in the 14 July Revolution (in Iraq).&nbsp; His cousin was King Hussein of Jordan (now deceased).&nbsp; Before Faisal&#039;s death, they had discussed merging the two Kingdoms, since both were Hashemites, a minority dynastic group originally placed in power by the British because they were weak, and had little or no tribal support to challenge the British hegemony.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could not find this piece in Krause and assume it is a medal, as some have already called it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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