New Zealand War Service Medal

Production date
1939-1945 See full details

Object Detail

Description

The New Zealand War Service Medal. Silver. The obverse shows the uncrowned effigy of King George VI, facing left, with the legend "GEORGIUS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP." The reverse has the inscription "FOR SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND 1939-1945" above a fern leaf. Ribbon black with white edges.

Medal issued to William Nisbet.

Production date

1939-1945

Production period

World War Two

Collection type

Museum

Subject person

Nisbet, William

Related information

Cenotaph database entry for William Collingwood Nisbet

Accession number

2012/940

System ID

145644

Current Rights

Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence

Organisation Credit Line

Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 145644

Colours

Subject Auto Tags

Medal Rectangle Fashion accessory Award

Classifications

Medal Decoration of Honor Award Achievement Symbols Personal Symbols Communication Objects

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