Victory Medal
Maker
McMillan, William (b.1887, d.1977)
Production date
Circa 1919
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Object detail
Description
The obverse of the medal depicts the standing figure of Victory holding a palm branch in her right hand and stretching out her left hand. On the reverse of the medal is a laurel wreath containing a four-line inscription: "THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919". The dates are '1914-1919' to include post-war intervention by the Allied nations in the Russian Civil War. The medal is yellow bronze and is attached to the ribbon by a ring.
The ribbon is watered silk with a double rainbow, with indigo at the edges and red in the centre.
On edge - "63305 PTE. J. W. Cowan. N.Z.E.F."
Originally on display at Early Settlers Association with portrait of John Cowan, World War One memorial plaque (Dead Man's Penny) and accompanying printed note from King George V.
The ribbon is watered silk with a double rainbow, with indigo at the edges and red in the centre.
On edge - "63305 PTE. J. W. Cowan. N.Z.E.F."
Originally on display at Early Settlers Association with portrait of John Cowan, World War One memorial plaque (Dead Man's Penny) and accompanying printed note from King George V.
Production date
Circa 1919
Production period
Level of Current Record
Item
Collection type
Media/materials
Bronze, silk ribbon
Subject person
Related information
Accession number
2017.002.65.2
System ID
158996
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 158996
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