Atlantic Star keepsake medal

Miniature reproduction Atlantic Star Medal with appropriate ribbon and information card.

Atlantic Star Medal: Issued to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, this star was awarded in the Royal Navy for six months afloat between 3rd September 1939 and 8th May 1945 in the Atlantic or home waters and personnel employed in the convoys to North Russia and the South Atlantic. Merchant Navy personnel also qualified as did RAF and Army (air crews and maritime gunners) who served afloat or operated over the designated waters.

Air Crew Europe Clasp: If a recipient also qualified for the France and Germany Star or Air Crew Europe Star, then a bar (clasp) with that title would be worn on the ribbon.

Cover image: The convoy system was used as a defence against U Boats. It was first instituted in the Great War and was used from the 7th September 1939 until the end of the Second World War in all operational areas. During the course of World War II, 366,852 tons of Allied shipping was sunk in the Atlantic.

A donation from the sale of this medal will be given to the Royal Air Forces Association by the manufacturer.