France: Third Republic era - Levant Medal 1922 (Medaille de Syrie-Cilicie (1922) et du Levant). Bronze. With clasp 'Levant'. The riband fitted with the insignia of the 'War Wounded' - a red enamel star for 'War Wounds'

The clasp is of the official 'Oriental' type A French colonial campaign medal commemorating campaigns in present day Syria - formerly a French mandate territory in the inter-war era Note: Prior to 2016 there was no 'official' wound medal - the authorised 'Wound' insignia being originally a riband only with a red enamelled star. Latterly the protocol was to wear the approved red enamelled star only on the repective campaign medal riband. Later still ,white metal bars (agrafes) with red enamelled star centres were authorised for wear. In practise, while serving personnel followed the official protocols, veterans who left the services, preferred to wear the unofficial 'Wound' medals. In 2016 after many years of clamour for change, the French authorities approved the award of an official wound medal, the recently introduced medal using the the orginal 'Wound' ribbon of the Great War, and the common design of the hitherto unofficial wound medal that had been worn by veterans since 1918 The medal with Cornucopia logo and brnze hallamrks of the Paris Mint in lower right reverse field Condition: GVF