Purple Heart MedalInstituted 7th August 1782 and awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the Armed Forces, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may die of wounds received in armed combat or as a result of an act of international terrorism.

A bar is distinguished by a rosette being worn on the ribbon when ribbons alone are worn

and the Adriatic Sea (the theatre of operations)

Like his contemporary

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Operational Service Sierra Leone

ensuring every detail matches the authentic wartime design

produced under licence to the MoD in the United Kingdom

Bust of William Shakespeare made in British Gypsum Plaster

The medal is worn from a watered ribbon of Red White and blue in equal proportions

particularly when they have become tarnished over time

This is the first of two issues awarded during the reign of George VI