POST WW2 ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945-75 REPLICA

Description

Offered is a replica Australian Active Service Medal 1945 – 75, with ribbon. This is a well made die cast replica of an original issue medal. Awarded for warlike operations carried out by the Australian Defence Force between 1945 and 1975. Medal measures 37 mm wide and comes with the correct Toye & Kenning U.K. made 15cm long ribbon. Perfect for displaying or adding to your replica medal bar. Additional service bars etc are not included with this item.

Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75

The Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 was approved in 1997. It may be awarded for service in, or in connection with prescribed warlike operations from 3 September 1945 until 13 February 1975.

Design

The medal is nickel-silver. The obverse has a Federation Star surrounded by the legend ‘THE AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945 – 1975’.

The reverse has a wreath of mimosa surrounding a plaque showing the recipient’s details.

Ribbon

The ribbon has a central thin red stripe flanked by stripes of yellow, pale blue, dark green and purple, these colours being representative of the ribbon colours of the Imperial awards previously issued for campaign service.