Thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a medal as an additional award
For the ribbon worn instead of the entire medal, see Medal ribbon.
A United States World War I Victory Medal, with five medal bars
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 multiple theatres.
When used in conjunction with decorations for exceptional service, such as gallantry medals, the term "and bar" means that the award has been bestowed multiple times. In the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and two bars, DFC", "DSO and two bars" means that the Distinguished Service Order was awarded on three occasions. A British convention is to indicate bars by the use of asterisks; thus, DSO** would denote a DSO and two bars.
Bars are also used on long-service medals to indicate the length of service rendered.
The two terms are used because terms "bar" and "clasp" both refer to two parts of the medal; the indicator discussed in this article, and the part of the medal connected to the ribbon.
A medalbar 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...
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subsequent awards, with a silver rosette worn on the ribbon bar to indicate the award of each bar. The medal was awarded with one of six obverse designs: George...
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...
DCM. A bar to the medal, introduced in 1881, could be awarded in recognition of each subsequent act of distinguished conduct for which the medal would...
the reverse is a bar engraved "THE CONGRESS TO" with a space for engraving the name of the recipient. Navy: The current Navy Medal of Honor is a five-pointed...
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medals United States campaign medals are included in Awards and decorations of the United States military Battle honour / Campaign streamer Medalbar...
Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Distinguished Service decoration. The award can also be granted posthumously. Subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn...
duty. Subsequent awards are recognized by the addition of a medalbar to the ribbon. The medal may be awarded posthumously. "Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards"...
run or folded so the medal may hang pendent. Medals pinned to the breast use only a small cut of ribbon that is attached to a top bar where the brooch pin...
before most other national orders, that is, at the end of an individual's medalbar closest to the centre of the chest or at the wearer's neck, with only...
medal is subsequently awarded the medal again, every such further award shall be recognized by a bar to be attached to the riband by which the medal is...
hazard to life. A second award is denoted by a gold leaf. The Medal for Valor (solid blue bar) is awarded for: Acts of outstanding personal bravery intelligently...
Service Medal, one for Article 5 operations, and one for non-Article 5 operations. Participation in specific operations is distinguished by bars worn on...
The Miraculous Medal (French: Médaille miraculeuse), also known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces, is a devotional medal, the design of which was originated...
Having been one of the first recipients (in September 1940) his bar to the George Medal was gazetted on 4 July 1941. The year 2015 included the 75th anniversary...
Olympic bronze medal in the men's horizontal bar at the 2016 Summer Olympics; he was a world medallist as a member of the silver-medal winning British...
Army." Awards may be made posthumously and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the Sena Medal. It can be awarded for gallantry or it can also...
The Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal (Bar) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine established by an Act of Congress on May 10, 1944...
are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The award carries with it the right to use "VSM" as post-nominal letters. The medal was originally established...
the way it is worn. The medal has three levels – bronze, silver, and gold. Medalbars may be awarded to each level of medal to denote subsequent awards...
commendations. He also got awarded with UN Peace Medal (Bar), Police Medal for Meritorious Service and President Police Medal for Distinguished Service. "27 साल पहले...
straight bar suspension. Each medal is worn with a medalbar bearing the inscription KOREA in the same language as the reverse inscription. The medal's ribbon...
Commonwealth equivalent of a United States oak leaf cluster is a medalbar worn with a campaign medal. Oak leaves are a common motif on military symbols in Turkey...
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