Summary
General Service Medal 1918-1962, George V, 1st Issue, (with broken mount for ribbon bar IRAQ) awarded to Dvr. C.J. Cook, R.A, 1923.
This medal was instituted in 1923 as an army general service medal excluding service in India, East, West and Central Africa. It was never issued without a bar to indicate the campaign it was awarded for.
Physical Description
A silver medal with broken mount, ribbon and bar IRAQ. The obverse features a bare head of King George V facing left; around, GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:; the artist's initials B.M. (Bertram MacKennal) are on the neck truncation. The reverse depicts Britannia as Victory - helmeted and holding a trident in left hand, winged and extending a laurel wreath in right over a pair of wings set about a radiant globe above an inverted sword; the artist's initials E.CR.P. (E. Carter Preston) above the groundline to left of Britannia. The edge is impressed 276200 DVR. C.J. COOK. R.A.
Obverse Description
Bare head of King George V facing left; around, 'GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:'; the artist's initials 'B.M.' (Bertram MacKennal) are on the neck truncation.
Reverse Description
Britannia as Victory - helmeted and holding a trident in left hand, winged and extending a laurel wreath in right over a pair of wings set about a radiant globe above an inverted sword; the artist's initials E.CR.P. (E. Carter Preston) above the groundline to left of Britannia.
Edge Description
276200 DVR. C.J. COOK. R.A.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1923 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Artist
Edward C. Preston - Sandon Studios Society, England, Great Britain, 1919
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Awarded To
Dvr C. Cook, Great Britain, 1923
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Inscriptions
GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP: B.M. (Bertram MacKennal) E.CR.P. (E. Carter Preston) 276200 DVR. C.J. COOK. R.A.
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
36 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round with loop, bar and ribbon
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References
[Book] Joslin, E C., et al. 1988. British Battles and Medals., 238 Pages
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