N° d'objet
201608.8.4
Description
A Defence Medal 1939-45, belonging to Lawrence Boutilier. The medal is 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.
It is on a bar with four other medals: the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, the Italy Star and British War Medal.
Date
1939 - 1945
Période de création
World War Two
Matériel
Dimensions
- Height: Whole 100 mm
- Width: Ribbon 36 mm
- Diameter: Medal 36 mm