ONLINE AUCTION OF MANY MILITARI ITEMS INC BRITAINS,GOLD AND MANY MORE
Lot 308:
WWII British Africa Star Campaign Medal with 1st Army Clasp
Description
A British World War II campaign medal known as the Africa Star. The medal is struck in a yellow copper-zinc alloy in the form of a six-pointed star. The obverse features the Royal Cypher of King George VI, GRI VI, surmounted by a crown and surrounded by a circular band inscribed THE AFRICA STAR. The reverse of the medal is plain. Attached to the ribbon is a brass clasp embossed with the text 1ST ARMY, indicating service with the First Army during the North African campaign between November 1942 and May 1943. The ribbon consists of a buff-coloured background with a central red stripe, a narrow dark blue stripe, and a narrow pale blue stripe. The medal is unnamed as issued. A small paper inventory tag marked 9703 is attached to the ribbon.
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