Medal - George V Mercantile Marine Medal WWI

€336,028.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year
TypeAward medals/Military award
CompositionBronze
Weight24 g
Diameter36 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain with the holder`s name. Script: Latin
Period
NoticeEdgar Bertram MacKennal
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBarehead of King George V facing left. Engraver initials in the truncation.
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS V BRITT. OMN: REX ET IND: IMP: S.M
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBows of a steamship with a sailing ship in the right background. There is a sinking submarine in the right foreground in between the right-hand wave and the sailing ship. Legend in three lines in exergue with the date of World War I. Initials of designer bottom right above the exergue.
Reverse letteringHS FOR• WAR• SERVICE• MERCANTILE• MARINE •1914-1918•
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
MintageND  - 1919 - 133 135
Catalog ID8823415210
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