Does the reversal of the ribbon on a military medal (South Africa / UK; WWII) carry meaning or is it simply an error?

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Different ribbons have different meanings. For example, the Order of the Crown (Prussia) can be worn on various ribbons to denote different things, such as the statutory ribbon (standard), a Kriegsband or War Ribbon for an award with swords denoting merit in war, or even a life-saving ribbon to denote multiple acts of life saving (over and above the original award of the Life-Saving Medal). However, a simply reversed ribbon is nothing more than a mistake. For example, the War Medal for the Austro-Prussian campaign against Denmark in 1864 has the Prussian Cypher on the left and the Austrian on the right. The ribbon's colors correspond (white stripe on the left, yellow on the right). In practice this was often ignored and the ribbon was mounted for wear in either direction.

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