United States: Purple Heart Medal. With 'Gold Star' device. For USN / USMC / USGC personnel who have been awarded the Purple Heart a second time

The presence of the 'Gold Star' device on the riband drape denotes that the recipient had been awarded a 'Second Purple Heart

The Gold Star emblem is the correct ordnance issue 5/16" size, as worn by personnel who have been wounded a second time after their initial Purple Heart award, and as worn by members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard (by contrast Army and Air Force personnel wear a 'Silver Oakleaf Cluster' if wounded a further five times)

The medal riband is fitted with a crimp-brooch, complete with long hinged pin & intricate drop lock clasp fittings on reverse, as issued

The medal brooch with federal government contractor's marks 'G-23' on reverse of 9mm 'crimp' style mounting brooch, as issued from circa 1980's

A contemporary award as issued to personnel who were casualties (killed or wounded) during the Gulf War & Somalia, and issued from stocks held in hand to casualties from later wars in, Afghanistan, Iraq War and during the operations associated with the War against Terrorism

Condition: EF

Code: 20148