N° d'objet
202303.37.4
Titre
The Defence Medal of Lieutenant Edward Timothy Dean
Description
The Defence Medal of Edward Timothy Dean from World War Two. A cupro-nickel 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. Beneath in a white box is printed 'Lieutenant Edward Timothy Dean P/111871 Royal Engineers'. One of five medals in a black wooden frame with black backing. The second from the right of the five medals which include the 1939-1945 Star, the Africa Star, the Burma Star and the War Medal 1939-1945.
Date
1939 - 1945
Période de création
World War Two
Matériel
Dimensions
- Height: Ribbon 72 mm
- Width: Ribbon 32 mm
- Height: Medal 50 mm
- Width: Medal 36 mm
- Height: Frame 222 mm
- Width: Frame 254 mm
- Depth: Frame 23 mm