Medal commemorating Mediterranean Fleet football
Football medal, Mediterranean Fleet. Obverse: Within a laurel wreath an encircling ribbon bearing a legend: 'MEDITERRANEAN FLEET'. Britannia in helmet and breast-plate, a shield in her left hand and trident in her right. Above her a naval crown, behind her the sea and to the left a ship on the horizon. Reverse: Within an incuse border four footballers, the two in front tackling, behind the roof of a stand is visible with tops of trees to its side.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2888 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Phillips Auctioneers |
| People: | Royal Navy; Phillips Auctioneers |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |