Air Crew Europe star Rhodium plated. This issue made for the SADF in 1990 by Paglion.

[Marcon1]

Hiya,

 

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As far as I'm aware the medal was always made in bronze !

So my question is, how official is it and why and how many were there made.

Who knows more about it.

 

Marcon1.

 

SADF stands for South African Defence Force.

 

[Michael Johnson]

I suspect it was done by the recipient.  Plated Second War medals to Canadians are quite common.  This may be because the Canadian medals were silver and so tarnished. Plating saved the man/woman having to polish them.

 

Michael