100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Development of the Tank

€318,942.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year
TypeSouvenir medals/Commemorative souvenir
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight26 g
Diameter39 mm
Thickness3 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with 4 hallmarks - JP, a lion, a shield and a slanted A
Lettering: JP Lettering: JP
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Obverse descriptionWinston Churchill standing atop a British `Landship` Mark V Tank with an officer behind him. Another Tank in the background.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionA belt around a paragraph of text. A crowned-lion with sword at the top.
Reverse letteringHONI . 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)
MintageND JP - -
Catalog ID3727183230
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