RAD womens long service medal

[Avitas]

Hi there,

I have has this RAD women's long service medal since the beginning of my collecting days, and was wondering about its originality. The ribbon that came with it appears to be a faded west wall ribbon (non-glowing), so this brought questions. I read somewhere that the swaz is supposed to be painted black, and mine does not look like it had any black paint. Are these enough questions to make this one doubtful?

Any info on this medal and the ribbon are very appreciated,

Thanks,

Pat

[Avitas]

and the back of this RAD medal...

[Guest WAR LORD]

As you point out the ribbon is incorrect. The medal also is not correct. I believe from the scans that it is a cast copy. The detail of the lettering tends to point to this.

[Avitas]

That is what I had suspected, as I bought this from the same source as the SS tabs you commented on. Any other advice is also welcome, if there are more details to compare, maybe post an original for me to check details. What class is this medal as well, I assumed for 4-year service.

Thanks,

Pat