File:The Defence Medal 1939 - 1945 reverse.jpg

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The Defence Medal 1939 - 1945

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English: Defence Medal 1939-45, Second World War.
Cupronickel medal 36mm diameter, plain, non-swivelling suspender, with ribbon.
Obverse- bareheaded effigy of King George VI, facing left. Around the perimeter is the legend "GEORGIVS VI D-G-BR-OMN-REX F-D-IND-IMP."
Reverse- Royal Crown resting on an oak sapling, flanked by a lion and a lioness above stylised waves. At the top left is the year "1939" and at the top right the year "1945". The exergue has the words "THE DEFENCE MEDAL" in two lines.
Ribbon- 32mm wide grosgrain ribbon, bands of green, black then green, repeated and separated by a wide orange band.
Date - 1945
Source Scanned image from personal archive.
Author Acabashi

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