Medal - 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Battle of Omdurman
Medal - 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Battle of Omdurman
€1.00
Location
United
Kingdom
Year
1974
Type
Collection medallion
Composition
Gold plated silver (.925)
Weight
25.9 g
Diameter
38.5 mm
Thickness
2.7 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with 4 hallmarks - JP, a lion, a shield and a slanted A Lettering: TRUSTEES PRESENTATION EDITION [#] Lettering: TRUSTEES PRESENTATION EDITION [#]
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Winston Churchill fighting on horseback
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A belt around a paragraph of text. A crowned-lion with sword at the top.
Reverse lettering
The Battle of
Omdurman. The famous
Charge of the 21st Lancers.
Churchill... mounted on an
Arab polo-pony in this
historic cavalry charge
of the British Army
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
(JP) John Pinches Medallist Ltd,London, United Kingdom (1840-1980)
