Medal: The Atlantic Star awarded to Captain Richard Bateman Speary, WWII; 1994.1...
Medal: The Atlantic Star awarded to Captain Richard Bateman Speary, WWII
About this object
Campaign medal awarded to Captain Richard Bateman Speary. Description: bronze six pointed star, 43mm diameter with a ring suspender and grosgrain ribbon. Obverse: the Royal cypher ‘GRI’ with ‘VI’ below; the cypher is surmounted by a crown on a circlet with the title ‘THE ATLANTIC STAR’. The reverse is plain. Ribbon: grosgrain, 32mm wide, with with shaded dark blue, white and sea green stripes.
Source: Spink: 155
Bronze/Metal, 1 - Medal
Grosgrain ribbon, 2 - Ribbon
Diameter (mm): 43mm (1/8ft)
Width: 32mm (1/8ft)
Wartime Shipping/[Conflict & Protest]
Subject and Association KeywordsWartime Shipping/[Conflict & Protest]
Credit LineGift of Philip Speary
Object Type Object number1994.153.10
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