Award - George VI Defence Medal
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Król |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Award medals › Military awards |
| Year | 1945 |
| Composition | Miedzionikiel |
| Weight | 33.83 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (The non-swivelling straight bar suspender is attached to the medal with a single-toe claw mount) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 298692 |
| References | MYB# 185-1 Medal Yearbook (6 volumes). Edward Charles Joslin, Andrew R. Litherland, Brian T. Simpkin; 1988. British Battles & Medals (6th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Edward Charles Joslin; 1983. Spink's Catalogue of British and associated Orders, Decorations and Medals: with valuations. Spink & Son, Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom. John Harvey Pinches; 1987. Medals by John Pinches: A catalogue of works struck by the company from 1840 to 1969. Heraldry Today, London, United Kingdom. Carlton Fredrick Schwan, Joseph E. Boling; 1995. World War II Remembered: History in your hands - a numismatic study. BNR Press, Port Clinton, Ohio, United States. |
Commemorative issue
Nieoperacyjna służba wojskowa i niektóre rodzaje cywilnej służby wojennej podczas II wojny światowej
Obverse
Naga głowa króla Jerzego VI zwrócona w lewo
Lettering: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.
Designer: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
Konwencjonalny dąb w centrum, z koroną powyżej, z lwem i lwicą jako podporami, nad stylizowanymi falami, między datami 1939 i 1945.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
1939
1945
THE DEFENCE MEDAL
Designer: H. Parker Wilson
Edge
Zwykły
Mints
| John Pinches Medallist Ltd, London, United Kingdom (1840-1980) | |
| Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) |
Comments
(en)
The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War.
The partition of India, in conjunction with independence, delayed the claims of Pakistan for their India Service and Defence medals of World War II, 1939 - 45, until after the Royal Mint factory at Woolwich for this and other war medals had closed down. John Pinches (Medallists) Ltd. were awarded the contract for more than 300,000 of these cupro-nickel medals struck from the dies prepared from matrices supplied. (Pinches, 1987)
See also
Manage my collection
Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.
| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1945) | |||||||||||||||
Get this item
A member of this site wants to exchange it: CallumThistle
Feedback: none
Country: Canada
Languages: EN
Country: Canada
Languages: EN
Numista Rarity index: 66
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
Contribute to the catalogue
Modify or add data on this page (in English)Register a set with this type
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page (in English)
