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Mercantile Marine War medal, 1914-1918
Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN:REX ET IND :I MP:'. Reverse: Within a laurel garland in relief, the bow view of a drifter, a ship in the distance (right).Exergue: 'FOR WAR SERVICE MERCANTILE MARINE 1914-1918'. Inscription on edge: 'ROBERT W SUMPTON'. Fitted with a bar and light green and scarlet watered silk ribbon divided by a narrow white stripe.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1608 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; Stabler, Harold |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1919 |
| People: | Sumpton, Robert William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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