A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It is most commonly used to indicate the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in multiple theatres.

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  • A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It is most commonly used to indicate the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in multiple theatres. When used in conjunction with decorations for exceptional service, such as gallantry medals, the term "and bar" means that the award has been bestowed multiple times. In the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and Two Bars, DFC", "DSO and two bars" means that the Distinguished Service Order was awarded on three separate occasions. A common British convention is to indicate bars by the use of asterisks; thus, DSO** would denote a DSO and two bars. Bars are also used on long service medals to indicate the length of service rendered. The two terms are used because terms "bar" and "clasp" both refer to two parts of the medal; the indicator discussed in this article, and the part of the medal connected to the ribbon.
  • Una barra o broche de medalla es una pequeña barra o dispositivo de metal pegada a la cinta de una condecoración militar, condecoración civil u otro tipo de medalla. Cuando se emplea en medallas de campaña suele indicar la campaña u operación militar por la que el premiado recibió la medalla, y pueden emplearse varias si el premiado ha recibido la misma medalla más de una vez. Cuando se usa en condecoraciones al mérito, como las medallas al valor, los broches o barras indican la cantidad de veces que se ha concedido dicha medalla. Por ejemplo, "Orden al Servicio Distinguido con dos barras" significa que la condecoración ha sido concedida en tres ocasiones distintas. En el sistema británico, en que ciertas condecoraciones pueden ponerse en la firma o al referirse a una persona en forma de siglas, se usa el símbolo de asterisco (*) para indicar las barras. Por ejemplo, "Capitán de Grupo Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO**, DFC". También se emplean barras en las medallas al tiempo de servicio, para indicar la cantidad de tiempo de servicio prestado.
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  • A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It is most commonly used to indicate the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in multiple theatres.
  • Una barra o broche de medalla es una pequeña barra o dispositivo de metal pegada a la cinta de una condecoración militar, condecoración civil u otro tipo de medalla. Cuando se emplea en medallas de campaña suele indicar la campaña u operación militar por la que el premiado recibió la medalla, y pueden emplearse varias si el premiado ha recibido la misma medalla más de una vez.
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  • Medal bar
  • Barra (medalla)
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