Medalj Africa Star Campaign 1940-43 WW2 original

Medalj Africa Star Campaign 1940-43 WW2 original Äkta WW2 medalj. "The Africa Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in World War II. The Star was awarded for a minimum one day service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. The whole of the area between the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar is included, together with Malta, Abyssinia, Kenya, Sudan, The Solmalilands and Eritrea. The areas not bordering the Mediterranean only qualified for the Africa Star from 10 June1940 to 27 November1941."