CANADIAN BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN STAR MEDAL w NORTH AFRICA BAR WWII

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CANADIAN BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN STAR MEDAL w NORTH AFRICA BAR WWII:
$43.75

Canadian British CommonwealthThe AfricaCampaign Star
W/ Original\"North Africa 1942-1943 Bar\"Ribbon
()Very nice Canadian / British / Commonwealth Africa Campaign Star Medal in excellent condition with ribbon.The \"North Africa\" Bar is original and not a copy. It is glued to the original ribbon.
5% Discount on purchases of 2-3 medals, 10% discount on 4 or more!
Description
The set of nine campaign stars was designed by the Royal Mint engravers. The stars all have a ring suspender that passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost point of the star. They are six–pointed stars, struck in yellow copper zinc alloy to fit into a 44 millimetres diameter circle, with a maximum width of 38 millimetres and 50 millimetres high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet.
Obverse
The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher \"GRI VI\", surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds the cypher and is inscribed \"THE AFRICA STAR\".
Reverse
The reverse is plain and, as with the other Second World War campaign medals, a no engraving policy was applied by all but three British Commonwealth countries. The recipient\'s name was impressed on the reverse for Australians, Indians and South Africans. In the case of Indians this consisted of the recipient\'s force number, rank, initials, surname and service arm or corps, and in the case of South Africans of the force number, initials and surname, in block capitals.
Clasps
North Africa 1942-43 Clasp 8th Army Clasp 1st Army Clasp
All three clasps were struck in yellow copper zinc alloy and have a frame with an inside edge that resembles the perforated edge of a postage stamp. They are inscribed \"NORTH AFRICA 1942–43\", \"8th ARMY\" and \"1st ARMY\" respectively and were designed to be sewn onto the medal\'s ribbon. Regulations only allow one clasp, the first earned, to be worn with the Star. When the ribbon is worn alone, a silver Arabic numeral \"8\", numeral \"1\" or rosette is worn on the ribbon bar to denote the award of the respective clasp.
Ribbon
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 5 millimetres wide pale buff band, a 1½ millimetres wide Navy blue band, a 5 millimetres wide pale buff band, a 9 millimetres wide Army red band, a 5 millimetres wide pale buff band, a 1½ millimetres wide Air Force blue band and a 5 millimetres wide pale buff band. The pale buff represents the sand of the Sahara Desert while the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, the Armies and the Air Forces are represented by the dark blue, red and light blue bands respectively.
The ribbons for this medal and the Defence Medal as well as those of the other Second World War campaign stars, with the exception of the Arctic Star, were devised by King George VI.
5% Discount on purchases of 2-3 medals, 10% discount on 4 or more!Postage & packaging to Canada will be $3.50 and $7.50 for the US. I do combine shipping. Just buy the item but don\'t pay until I send a combined shipping invoice.
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