01: The British War Medal. 02: The 1914 - 1915 Star.

Identifier

2011-07-0121-01
2011-07-0121-02

Title

01: The British War Medal. 02: The 1914 - 1915 Star.

Type

Medal

Description

01: The British War Medal . George V on recto with inscription ' GEORGIVS V / BRITT . / OMN : / REX ET IND : / IMP : ' , St George on horseback , verso . 02: The 1914 - 1915 Star . Obverse / 3 points of star at east , west , and south , north position of star is a crown with a circular loop atop , centre of medal has 1914 - 1915 across two crossed swords that make up the other points of an 8 pointed star . There is a wreath encircling the date with a ' G ' at the bottom and a ' v ' inside the G . Reverse / inscription ' 7647 / DVR . K . C . B . WISEMAN / 5 / F . A . BDE . A . I . F . '

Coverage

Medium

01: British War MEDAL: Cupro - nickel . 02: The 1914 - 1915 Star: bronze / gold in colour

Format

01 : 50 x 40 x 3 .
02 : 50 x 40 x 3 mm

Provenance

Awarded to C . B . WISEMAN

Date

First World War, 1914-1918

Audience

Case 58

Source

Date Created

28/11/2012