Medal [1914-1919 Medal]

Object detail

Accession number

1979.138.5

Description

The Victory Medal. Yellow bronze medal with rainbow striped ribbon. Obverse 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.

Marks

THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION /1914-1919 Inscribed
WT. WR E. W. SHELDRICK. R.N. Engraved

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass

Collection

Medal Collection

Credit Line

Medal [1914-1919 Medal], 1979.138.5. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Award Decoration of Honor Medal Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Achievement Symbols

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

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