Medal ribbon
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A medal ribbon, service ribbon, or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not a
A Portuguese Army general wearing ribbon bars
Phaleristics
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Phaleristics, from the Greek mythological hero Phalerus via the Latin phalera, sometimes spelled faleristics, is an auxiliary science of history and numismatics which studies orders, fraternities, and
Medal ribbon
…with no corresponding medals are worn on the right side. The study, history and collection of ribbons, among other military decorations, is known as phaleristics (sometimes spelled faleristics by users of U.S. English). Keith Payne, VC, OAM…
Soviet and Ukrainian medals from the Historical Museum of the Donetsk police