British War Medal

Identifier

2011-07-0020-02

Title

British War Medal

Type

Medal

Description

Medal with portrait of George V on the obverse and an image of St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers and a skull and cross-bones. The risen sun is above these figures and the years 1914 and 1918 are written along the outside edge. The rank and name of the recipient engraved on the rim. The ribbon has a large, central orange stripe, flanked by a white stripe on either side, flanked by a black stripe, flanked by a light blue stripe.

Coverage

Medium

Metal: cupro-nickel, textile: possibly silk

Format

35 x 95 x 3mm

Provenance

Awarded to 5506 L / SGT D ST G B STACK 5 F AMB AIF

Date

First World War, 1914-1918

Audience

Case 10

Source

Date Created

25/05/2012