Object number
202304.6.3
Title
'The War Medal 1939-1945' of James Thomas Gardener
Description
'The War Medal 1939-1945' of James Thomas Gardener. A cupro-nickel medal. On the obverse is the effigy of King George VI whilst the reverse shows a triumphant lion trampling on a dragon symbolizing the Axis powers. With a ribbon consisting of a narrow red stripe in the centre, with a narrow white stripe on either side, broad red stripes at either edge, and two intervening stripes of blue.
Date
1939 - 1945
Production period
World War Two, 1939-1945
Material
Dimensions
- Height: Medal 50 mm
- Width: Medal 38 mm
- Height: Ribbon 34 mm
- Width: Ribbon 70 mm