N° d'objet
201503.8.1
Titre
Framed Medals
Description
Four medals framed in a wooden display frame. The medals include the Defence Medal: A cupro-nickel or silver medal. On the obverse is the uncrowned effigy of King George VI. On the reverse are two lions flanking an oak sapling crowned with the dates at the sides and wavy lines representing the sea below. The words ‘THE DEFENCE MEDAL’ appear in the exergue. With a ribbon consisting of two broad bars of green (this green and pleasant land) superimposed by narrow stripes of black (the black-out), with a wide band of orange (fire-bombing) in the centre. The 1939-45 War Medal: 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. The Africa Star: A bronze, six ponted star with GRVI cypher at centre surrounded by the words "THE AFRICA STAR". The medal is attached to a yellow ribbon with dark blue, red and light blue stripes. It has a bronze '1' on the ribbon. The Territorial Efficiency Medal: The medal is oval in shape with a fixed suspender bar decorated with two palm leaves and an inscribed scroll reading Territorial on a dark green ribbon with yellow stripes on the edges. The wooden frame is decorated with a wooden inlay of squares. The medals are on a backing of dark green felt.
Date
1939 - 1945
Période de création
World War Two, 1939-1945
Dimensions
- Width: 337 mm
- Height: 250 mm
- Depth: 28 mm