Summary
General Service Medal 1918-1962, George V, 1st Issue, Specimen, medal without mount for ribbon.
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.
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
plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 11 Jan 1978
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Date Issued
1918 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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Inscriptions
GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP: B.M. (Bertram MacKennal) E.CR.P. (E. Carter Preston)
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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
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References
[Book] Joslin, E C., et al. 1988. British Battles and Medals., 238 Pages
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