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OBJECT TYPE: military
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0868.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 1939-1945 Star
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.4 MEDALS ARE NON-FERROUS METAL; CLOTH RIBBONS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 3.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: AWARDED FOR MILITARY SERVICE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 raised lettering in central field: "GRI/VI"; raised lettering on border around central field: "THE 1939-1945 STAR"/.2 raised lettering in central field: "GRI/VI"; raised lettering on border around central field: "THE AFRICA STAR"/.3 raised lettering in central field: "GRI/VI"; raised lettering on border around central field: "THE BURMA STAR"/ raised lettering around edge on obverse: "GEORGIVS VI D. G. BR. OMN.REX ET INDIAE IMP."; raised lettering on reverse: "1939/1945"
Missing: N/A
Finish: MULTI-COLOURED RIBBONS/.1-.3 BRASS COLOURED CAMPAIGN STARS/.4 SILVER MEDAL
Decoration: VERTICLE STRIPE PATTERN ON RIBBONS/.1-.3 MEDALS IN SHAPE OF 6 POINTED STARS; TUDOR CROWN SURMOUNTING CENTRAL FIELD/.4 PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE; LION ATOP GRIFFON ON REVERSE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1997.0868, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0868.001/

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