1944-1949, AR medal, 1946, 32mm, with original loop and ribbon, shining star crescent, sadaqat 4034loyalty3441 below in Uyghur script punched date award number 40171841, choice EF, RR. 39s Orders and medals were all instituted in 1945, the same year as the Ili National Army was formed. They are little known and all are extremely rare. This is the first example we have seen with the original ribbon, clipped to the hanger with a old paperclip.