The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal`s bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left.
Obverse lettering
GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND:
IMP (Translation: George V, King of all the British Isles and Emperor of India)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows Saint George naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, an allegory of the physical and mental strength which achieved victory over Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross-bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off-centre near the right upper rim is the risen sun of Victory.
Reverse lettering
1914
1918
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
