War Medal 1939 - 45

Production date
1939-1945 See full details

Object Detail

Description

The War Medal 1939-1945. Silver. On the obverse of this medal is the effigy of King George VI. On the reverse is a triumphant lion trampling on a dragon symbolising the Axis powers. The ribbon is the red, white, and blue of the (British) Union Flag. There is a narrow central red stripe with a narrow white stripe on either side. There are broad red stripes at either edge, the two intervening stripes being blue.

This medal was issued to J. Belcher.

Production date

1939-1945

Production period

World War Two

Collection type

Museum

Subject person

Belcher, James Walter (b.1919, d.1976)

Accession number

85/0268

System ID

8267

Current Rights

Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence

Organisation Credit Line

Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 8267

Colours

Subject Auto Tags

Medal Flag Fashion accessory Cufflink Award

Classifications

Medal Decoration of Honor Award Achievement Symbols Personal Symbols Communication Objects

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