Description: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND/BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS REIGN OF KING GEORGE VI (1936-1952) FANTASTIC GROUPING OF WORLD WAR II ERA (1939-1945) BRITISH ARMY MEDALS FIVE FULL SIZED BAR MOUNTED MEDALS & ACCOMPANYING CARD MOUNTED MINIATURE MEDALS! 5 FULL SIZE & 5 MINIATURE MEDALS INCLUDE: THE 1935-1945 STAR: CAMPAIGN MEDAL AWARDED FOR SIX MONTHS SERVICE IN AN AREA OF OVERSEAS OPERATIONAL COMMAND (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED). YELLOW COPPER ZINC 6 POINTED STAR IS 45 MM POINT TO POINT FOR FULL SIZE AND 23 MM FOR MINIATURE. OBV: CROWNED ROYAL CYPHER WITHIN WIDE CIRCLE WITH NAME OF MEDAL. REV: BLANK. RIBBON: 3 EQUAL STRIPES OF DARK BLUE, RED AND LIGHT BLUE SYMBOLIZING THE EQUAL SERVICE OF NAVAL, ARMY AND AIR FORCES (THE RIBBONS FOR ALL CAMPAIGN STARS ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THE KING HIMSELF). THE AFRICA STAR: CAMPAIGN MEDAL AWARDED FOR OPERATIONAL SERVICE IN NORTH AFRICA WITH FIRST ARMY BAR/PLATE ACROSS RIBBON (INDICATING ISSUE BETWEEN NOVEMBER 8, 1942 AND MAY 12, 1943). YELLOW COPPER ZINC 6 POINTED STAR IS 45 MM POINT TO POINT FOR FULL SIZE AND 23 MM FOR MINIATURE. OBV: CROWNED ROYAL CYPHER WITHIN WIDE CIRCLE WITH NAME OF MEDAL. REV: BLANK. RIBBON: BUFF TO REPRESENT THE DESERT WITH STRIPES REPRESENTING THE BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES. THE ITALY STAR: CAMPAIGN MEDAL AWARDED FOR OPERATIONAL SERVICE BETWEEN 1943-1945 IN ITALY, GREECE, YUGOSLAVIA, AND THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS ADJACENT. IN THE U.K. THE ITALY STAR ASSOCIATION IS STILL A FLOURISHING ORGANIZATION. YELLOW COPPER ZINC 6 POINTED STAR IS 45 MM POINT TO POINT FOR FULL SIZE AND 23 MM FOR MINIATURE. OBV: CROWNED ROYAL CYPHER WITHIN WIDE CIRCLE WITH NAME OF MEDAL. REV: BLANK. RIBBON: EQUAL STRIPES OF RED, WHITE, GREEN, WHITE AND RED REPRESENTING THE FLAG OF ITALY. THE DEFENSE MEDAL: CAMPAIGN MEDAL RECOGNIZING MILITARY AND CERTAIN TYPES OF CIVILIAN SERVICE. ROUND CUPRO-NICKEL MEDAL WITH SUSPENDOR BARS AND ORNAMENTED MOUNTING ATTACHMENT. MEDAL IS 36 MM IN DIAMETER FOR FULL SIZE AND 18.5 MM FOR MINIATURE. OBV: PORTRAIT BUST OF GEORGE VI LEFT. REV: ROYAL CROWN RESTING ON AN OAK TREE STUMP FLANKED BY A LION AND LIONESS; NAME OF MEDAL IN EXERGUE. RIBBON: FLAME STRIPE CENTER FLANKED BY GREEN SYMBOLIZING AN ATTACK ON ENGLAND'S "GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND" WITH NARROW BLACK STRIPES SYMBOLIZING THE BLACK-OUT. THE WAR MEDAL: CAMPAIGN MEDAL RECOGNIZING MILITARY AND CERTAIN TYPES OF CIVILIAN SERVICE. ROUND CUPRO-NICKEL MEDAL WITH SUSPENDOR BARS AND ORNAMENTED MOUNTING ATTACHMENT. MEDAL IS 36 MM IN DIAMETER FOR FULL SIZE AND 18.5 MM FOR MINIATURE. OBV: CROWNED PORTRAIT BUST OF GEORGE VI LEFT. REV: LEFT A LION STANDING ON THE BODY OF A SOUBLE HEADED DRAGON WITH THE HEAD OF AN EAGLE AND A DRAGON REPRESENTING BRITAINS EASTERN AND WESTERN FOES; AWARD DATES ABOVE. RIBBON: SEVEN STRIPES OF RED, BLUE, WHITE, RED, WHITE, BLUE AND RED REPRESENTING THE COLORS OF THE UNION FLAG. BRONZE OAK LEAF EMBLEM CLASP: SIGNIFIES A MENTION IN DISPATCHES. THE MEDALS AND RIBBONS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE RIBBONS ARE BRIGHT AND THE FULL SIZE MEDALS WERE APPEAR UNIFORM WORN. THE MOUNTING BAR/PIN TO AFFIX MEDALS TO UNIFORM IS IN GREAT WORKING CONDITION. THE MINIATURES ARE AFFIXED TO A PIECE OF FABRIC ON TOP OF A108 MM x 52 MM PIECE OF CARDBOARD FOR DISPLAY. THIS GROUPING IS A REMARKABLE PIECE OF HISTORY FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND A TESTAMENT TO THE UNKOWN BRITISH SOLDIER THAT SERVED HIS KING AND COUNTRY. USA shipping is per item. 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Price: 350 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2024-08-15T20:08:43.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Great Britain
