The first image is a current (2012) $5 Anzac badge and below is and older one my mother has. During World War II Australian soldiers made miniature slouch hats from half pennies. Half pennies were the lowest value coin at the time and worth about one half of one cent. The hats were made extensively sine World War II as brooches and sold by tourist shops and RSL Clubs.
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm Macro f2.8 @ ISO 1600, 105mm f16, 1/5 sec
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The medals below were awarded to my uncle and are two in my mothers possession that she has as mementos of her brother Stan. The Defence Medal was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in World War II. A circular, silver medal, 36mm in diameter. shows the bareheaded effigy of King George VI. On the reverse, the Royal Crown rests on the stump of an oak tree, flanked by a lion and a lioness. The ribbon is flame coloured in the centre flanked by stripes of green to symbolise enemy attacks on Britain's green and pleasant land, with narrow black stripes to represent the black-out. The Africa Star was awarded service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. Members of the Australian Imperial Force qualified for the Star for service in Syria from 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941. The Africa Star is a six–pointed star of yellow copper zinc alloy, with a height of 44mm and a maximum width of 38mm. The central design of the Royal Cypher of King George VI, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The Africa Star'. The reverse of Stars issued to Australian, personnel have recipient names impressed. The ribbon for this medal has sand of the desert represented by pale buff, the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force are represented by stripes of dark blue, red, and light blue respectively.
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Nice description about hat and medals. you must be feeling very proud when you see both the medals. Thanks for sharing this information with us.
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