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How a medal hangs from its ribbon — ring, straight bar or ornate suspender.
Also known as: Medal suspender, Suspension bar, Ring on a medal
The fitting joining medal to ribbon, and a genuinely useful identification clue: suspension types changed over time and differ between issues, so a plain ring and a scrolled suspender on otherwise identical medals can indicate different periods or different awarding authorities.
The fitting by which a medal is attached to its ribbon: a plain ring, a straight bar, a swivelling bar, or an ornamental scrolled suspender.
Contexts: History
A useful dating and attribution clue for collectors and family researchers: suspension types were changed between issues of the same medal, so the fitting can distinguish an original from a later strike or one authority's issue from another's.
A small metal ring or straight bar joining the top of a medal to the lower edge of its ribbon.