Air Crew Europe Star (miniature)

The set of nine campaign stars were designed by the Royal Mint engravers. The stars all have a ring suspender that passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost point of the star. They are six–pointed stars, struck in yellow copper zinc alloy with a maximum width of 16 millimetres and 16 millimetres high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet.

Obverse

The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI", surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds the cypher and is inscribed "THE AIR CREW EUROPE STAR".

Reverse

The reverse is plain and, as with the other Second World War campaign medals, a no engraving policy was applied by all but two British Commonwealth countries. The recipient's name was impressed on the reverse for Australians and South Africans only, in the case of South Africans the recipient's force number, initials and surname in block capitals

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