Border Service Commemorative Medal Branch_University Ties Maida Clasp Full Size Clasp

Maida Clasp Full Size Clasp

Double stitched hem around the edge

King George VI issue

British involvement in Egypt increased significantly after the Suez Canal was opened in 1869 with the British Army providing many Officers on secondment to the Khedives Forces

Gulf of Suez') and it is believed that a maximum of six clasp have been awarded on one medal

Border Service Commemorative Medal Branch_University Ties Maida Clasp Full Size ClaspBorder Service Commemorative Medal, available to British and Commonwealth forces on frontier duty throughout the world; Africa, Belize, Borneo, Cyprus, Eritriea Sudan, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Northern Ireland etc to wear with pride. The Obverse depicts a watch tower with a fortified border in the background with the words BORDER SERVICE and is struck from white metal and has a bronze finish. Service details can be diamond engraved on