Defence Medal - 1939-1945
Features
| Location |
Canada
 |
|---|---|
| Król |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Award medals › Military awards |
| Year | 1945 |
| Composition | Srebro (.800) |
| Weight | 35.53 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły z pętelką |
| Technique | Frezowana (Weight included hanger) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 424582 |
| References | MYB# 185-2 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. |
Commemorative issue
II wojna światowa
Obverse
(en) George VI facing left
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP .
H P
Designer: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
(en) Royal crown resting on the stump of an oak tree, flanked by a lion and a lioness
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
1939 1945
THE DEFENCE
MEDAL
Designer: Harold Wilson Parker
Edge
Zwykły
Mint
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)Comments
(en)
Medal with suspender and ribbon
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Note that the United Kingdom also awarded this medal but in a copper-nickel version.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 325 000 | ||||||||||||||
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Actual srebro weight: 0.914 oz
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