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Bars are positioned with even spacing between the top and the bottom of the ribbon. [citation needed] Medal clasp: Worn on the riband of campaign medals (when worn with full or miniature medals) to denote the particular campaign, battle, or region the recipient operated in to receive the award.
A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It most commonly indicates the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in ...
Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines; Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces; Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces; Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces; Cadet Forces Medal; H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; Special Constabulary Long ...
Since 1938 the year of award engraved on the back of the suspension bar. [15] At the top of the ribbon is a second gilt bar ornamented with laurel. [9] The medals are issued unnamed but some recipients have had their names engraved on the reverse of the suspension bar. [9] The red ribbon is 1.125 in (2.86 cm) wide with narrow blue edges. [13]
For example, the British Empire Medal temporarily ceased to be awarded in the UK in 1993, as was the companion level award of the Imperial Service Order (although its medal is still used). The British Empire Medal was revived, however, in 2012 with 293 BEMs awarded for the 2012 Birthday Honours , and has continued to be awarded in some other ...
Ribbon bar for a 2nd award. The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level [clarification needed] military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations ...
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. [1] Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which ...
The Military Cross was designed by Henry Farnham Burke, [16] [17] while its ribbon was created by Victoria Ponsonby, Baroness Sysonby. [17] In the Medal Yearbook 2015 it is described as follows: [18] 46 mm maximum height, 44 mm maximum width. Ornamental silver cross with straight arms terminating in broad finials, suspended from a plain ...