| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Award medals › Military awards |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 32.3 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round (The non-swivelling straight bar suspender is attached to the medal with a single-toe claw mount) |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse shows the crowned effigy of King George VI, facing left and signed `PM`, the initials of designer Percy Metcalfe, below the truncated neck of the effigy. Around the perimeter is the legend `GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP:` |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE
IMP: (Translation: George VI by the grace of God King of Great Britain and Emperor of India) |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | A lion standing on the body of a double-headed dragon. The dragon`s heads are those of an eagle and a dragon to signify the principal occidental and oriental enemies. At the top, just right of centre are the dates 1939/1945 in two lines. |
| Reverse lettering | 1939
1945 (Translation: The years 1939 and 1945 represent the start and end of the Second World War.) |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) |
| Mintage | ND (1945) - (fr) 18 mm - |
| Catalog ID | 8322219430 |
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