Medal - Centenary Of The Beginning Of The First World War
Medal - Centenary Of The Beginning Of The First World War
€139,554.00
Location
United Kingdom
Year
2014
Type
Medals/Commemorative
medals
Composition
Weight
21.4 g
Diameter
38 mm
Thickness
2.7 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Edgar Bertram MacKennal
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal`s bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left. Initials B.M. found on the truncation of his neck.
Obverse lettering
GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND:
IMP:
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The obverse shows the winged, full-length, full-front, figure of Victory (Victoria), with her left arm extended and holding a palm branch in her right hand, in the foreground. A big cloud and four soldiers in the background.
