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Auction: 22133 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1307

Gallipoli Star 1914-15, marked 'A.J.P.' to the reverse, good very fine

The Gallipoli Star and its ribbon were designed in 1917 by R. K. Peacock, but official approval from The King for the proposed campaign medal was withdrawn after the riband, but not the Medal, had been manufactured, because it was to have been presented only to Australians and New Zealanders, but not British or other Empire soldiers involved in the campaign. Some Anzac veterans are known to have been issued with lengths of riband during the Great War in anticipation of the Medal following.

In 1990, Mr Ross Smith, a former Australian Army Warrant Officer and Vietnam veteran, arranged, at his own expense, for dies from the original design to be manufactured, and for A. J. Parkes & Co Pty Ltd., of Brisbane, to strike 1000 examples of the Medal. 200 of these Stars were presented to surviving Australian and New Zealand Gallipoli veterans to mark the 75th Anniversary of the campaign. A later striking was also made for collectors.

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Sold for
£220

Starting price
£70