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Award - George V King's Medal

Location South Africa
Year 1922
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Diameter 45 mm
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Obverse description Left-facing uniformed bust of King George V in high relief, depicted in military dress uniform with epaulettes, decorations, and orders visible on his chest. The circular legend surrounds the effigy along the rim.
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Reverse description Central quartered shield of arms flanked by sprays of indigenous flora — a fern branch to the left and an oak branch to the right — with a decorative scroll cartouche below bearing the inscription. The upper field features additional foliage, and the shield quarters depict a figure with an anchor, a leaping lion, a fruiting tree, and a wagon. The engraver's initials K·G appear at the base.
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