100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Development of the Tank
100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Development of the Tank
€318,942.00
Location
United Kingdom
Year
Type
Souvenir medals/Commemorative souvenir
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
26 g
Diameter
39 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with 4 hallmarks - JP, a lion, a shield and a slanted A Lettering: JP Lettering: JP
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Winston Churchill standing atop a British `Landship` Mark V Tank with an officer behind him. Another Tank in the background.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
A belt around a paragraph of text. A crowned-lion with sword at the top.
Reverse lettering
HONI . SOIT . OUI . MAL . Y .
PENSE
Development of the Tank. In 1915 Churchill urged on the production
of the `land battleship` that later broke the impasse of the
Somme. (Translation: Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it)
Reverse script
Engraver
(JP) John Pinches Medallist Ltd,London, United Kingdom (1840-1980)