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    Colonial and Overseas medal


    Chris Boonzaier

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    At what point did the bars change from silver to gold colour?

    Hello Chris,

    No, that's not the way it worked : most Colonial Medal bars were silver(ed) but a few of the Maroc bars (around 1925-26) were made in gilt from the start. The same goes for the "special operations" bars who originally were in genuine gold. The Overseas Medal bars are all gold coloured.

    Cheers,

    Hendrik

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    Just for additional information in this huge topic, here are the 13 official current bars for the overseas medal :

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    and some non-official ones :

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    A never ended subject for collectors...

    Regards

    Bison

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    An excellent choice indeed ! You will have a large range of bars and an infinite number of combinations. Some are very scarce, such as this DE L'ATLANTIQUE A LA MER ROUGE given to members of the French cross-Africa expedition which bumbed into the Anglo-Egyptians lead by Kitchiner at Fachoda.

    If you persist with your plan, you will want the "bible" on the subject "La M?daille coloniale" by Jean HASS. It has been out of print for some years, but you might be able to get a second hand copy.

    Best wishes

    Veteran

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    Certainly very scarce. Never seen one before.

    The fact that it was issued to an officer is significant. I don't know if any of the men in the ranks ever were eligible to the m?daille coloniale, or any other award..

    Congratulations

    Veteran

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