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WW2 British Air Crew Europe Medal


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I picked this up at an antique shop. I understand there are reproductions of this medal around. Can anyone tell me if this one appears genuine? Thanks/Cheers

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I have only recently joined the forum and seen this post. 

Sadly, what you have is not an original medal, which would be worth >£350 ($415) in today's market.

At best you could describe your medal as a good tailors' copy, which is what it probably is.

 

Compared to the originals, the officially sanctioned reproductions appear to have the words "THE AIR CREW EUROPE STAR" rotated a little clockwise so that the point of the 'V' from 'VI' points down to the middle of the W in CREW. On the originals the point of the 'V' points to the left arm of the W. See my original below.

Rob

 

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Below is an example of such a medal I bought knowing it was a tailors' copy.

 

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On 7/26/2022 at 4:12 PM, Husky43 said:

I picked this up at an antique shop. I understand there are reproductions of this medal around. Can anyone tell me if this one appears genuine? Thanks/Cheers

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Out of interest, what did you pay for your medal in the antiques shop?

Rob

 

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