Gabriel Leonard Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 Hello ! I got a question . Silver Star Medal , the decoration who was created in 1918 , is made of real gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 Hi What Silver Star medal and what country is it from???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 Why would a silver star medal be made of gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 Why would a silver star medal be made of gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 If the OP is referring to the U.S. award, the Silver Star is actually gold coloured. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 1 February , 2019 Share Posted 1 February , 2019 (edited) Information and image can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star Looks like it was originally the Citation Star and become the Silver Star in 1932. Edited 1 February , 2019 by Gardenerbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullerTurner Posted 7 February , 2019 Share Posted 7 February , 2019 The little star in thee centre IS silver. However the "gold" star is actually made of bronze alloy. According to the US Code of Federal Regulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 7 February , 2019 Share Posted 7 February , 2019 The Silver Star began during WWI as a small silver citation star that was awarded to those who were cited for bravery or meritorious service. The silver citation star was worn on the WWI Victory Medal. Additional citations led to a additional stars worn on the ribbon. The Silver Star (medal) was approved in 1932 and awarded to all those who had earlier been awarded a Silver Citation Star. From then to present time the Silver Star is the third ranking US decoration for valor. Cards are available for the Silver Star that indicated the awardee's name, rank and unit and usually the citation for the star. The decoration is bronze with a silver star (representing the original citation star) in the center. Earlier examples were numbered on the lower part of an arm of the star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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