Everything about Ribbon Bar totally explained
Ribbon bars are small devices that are worn by
Military,
Police,
Fire Service personnel or by
civilians. Ribbon bars are mainly used when wearing either the full decoration or
medal is considered inappropriate. Each military force has its own rules on what ribbons are worn in which order of precedence. Some of these awards are "ribbon only", not having a medal associated with them.
Design
The ribbon bar for a particular medal usually matches the ribbon on the medal. For example, the ribbon for the
Purple Heart medal is purple with a white bar down the two side edges, and its ribbon bar is similarly purple with a white bar at each end.
However, there are some awards that don't come on a ribbon, but still have a ribbon bar. The Soviet
Order of Victory is a badge that's worn on the parade uniform. However, a ribbon is worn instead when wearing a field uniform. The ribbon was designed by combining various other ribbons from other Soviet orders.
Construction
Ribbon bars are today mounted on what is known as a pin backing, which can then be pushed through the fabric of a uniform
shirt and secured, with fasteners, on the inside edge. Ribbons may either be individually secured, and then lined up on the shirt, or mass-mounted to a single fastener. Previously, ribbons were sewn to individual garments; individual militaries authorized the ribbons for wear on certain uniforms only; for example, on dress shirts but not on working clothing.
Uniform Display
Ribbon bars are normally not worn on utility or combat uniforms but instead for office or dress occasions. Some countries (such as
Cuba) maintain a standard practice of wearing full ribbon bars on combat utility clothing. In other militaries, this is strictly prohibited as the wear of ribbons on combat gear could make higher ranking officers more noticeable as targets and also negate the effect of
camouflage.
Famous ribbon racks
Ribbons and awards
Awards and decorations of Belarus
Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
Awards and decorations of the United States military
Polish military awards and decorations
Awards and decorations of the military of Sri LankaFurther Information
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