Editing Gold frame (section)

{{Short description|Attachment to a military decoration}}
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A '''gold frame''' is an attachment to a military decoration which is issued by the militaries of some countries. The gold frame is designed to enclose an award ribbon and is usually a means of distinguishing the ribbon's special quality or denoting some additional achievement to the award's basic criteria.

The gold frame is normally an automatic attachment to a ribbon decoration.  In certain cases, however, awards may be issued both with and without the gold frame depending upon the level of achievement.  Such is the case in the [[United States Air Force]] which denotes the gold frame as a "gold border". The [[Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon]] may be presented with a gold border when the decoration is presented for service in a designated combat zone.

The gold frame and gold border is a device for ribbon awards only, and there are no provisions for issuing the attachment for medals.