WW2 MEDAL: THE AFRICA STAR. DIE STRUCK BRONZE, ORIGINAL ISSUE. FULL GILT, A LOVELY MINT MEDAL.

The Africa Star was a WW2 issued military campaign service medal. This example is un-named as issued. Ring suspender, die struck bronze. Full gilt. A lovely example from a collection. The ribbon is new, clean and contemporary. 

This is a genuine medal available at a reasonable cost, not an overpriced piece of cheap made in China nonsense fakery as peddled by medal mounters and repro merchants.

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The Africa Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 during the Second World War. Three clasps were instituted to be worn on the medal ribbon: North Africa 1942–43, 8th Army and 1st Army.

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