Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 Borough of Whitehaven
Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 Borough of Whitehaven
€431,271.00
Location
United Kingdom
Year
1919
Type
Medals/Commemorative
medals
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
4.84 g
Diameter
31.6 mm
Thickness
3.0 mm
Shape
Round with a round hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Figure of Britannia standing facing half left with trident and shield at her side. Above, a dove with a laurel wreath. In foreground a soldier on left, and sailor, on right, shake hands. In the background, behind the soldier, a battlefield with cannons, and behind the sailor, a seascape with battleships.
Obverse lettering
VICTORY AND PEACE
REGD. NO. 666825 MAPPIN & WEBB. LONDON.
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Coat of Arms and motto of Borough of Whitehaven surrounded by scroll, within a wide border
Reverse lettering
BOROUGH OF WHITEHAVEN PEACE
CELEBRATIONS 19TH JULY 1919
CONSILIO ABSIT DISCORDIA (Translation: Let discord be absent from your deliberations)
