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1957.179

ID Number: 1957.179
Category: Communication Artifacts
Sub-category: personal symbol
Item Type: service
Item Name: medal
Materials: METAL, UNKNOWN TEXTILE, UNKNOWN
Description: metal, silver in colour, tarnished; ribbon, blue, white, black and gold; mounted rider trampling shield and skull and cross bones; "1914-1918"; Reverse- encircling head in profile, facing left (George V) reads "GEORGIVS V BRITT OMN REX ET IND: IMP:" (George 5th, King of all the Britains, and, Emperor of India).
History: British War Medal awarded those in the British and Imperial Forces for their services during World War I.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

Subjects

King George / Roi George person

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