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British War Medal 1914-18
Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP:' Reverse: A Knight on horseback (right) a short sword in his right hand, trampling on the German shield, skull and cross-bones. Legend: '1914-18'. Engraved on the edge: '146955 T.W. WIMBLE. C.E.R.A.1 R.R.' Fitted with a bar and orange watered silk ribbon edged with blue, black and white stripes.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0995 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; McMillan, William Mackennal, Edgar Bertram |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1919 |
| People: | Wimble, Thomas William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |