N° d'objet
8010.17.2
Titre
The War Medal 1939-45
Description
A cupro-nickel or silver 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
Période de création
World War Two, 1939-1945
Dimensions
- Diameter: medal 36 mm
- Height: 55 mm
- ribbon 48 mm
- Width: 34 mm
- together 95 mm