Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 Corporation of Huddersfield
Medal - Peace Celebrations 1919 Corporation of Huddersfield
€428,185.00
Location
United Kingdom
Year
1919
Type
Medals/Commemorative
medals
Composition
Tin-lead
Weight
21.84 g
Diameter
38.3 mm
Thickness
2.4 mm
Shape
Round with a round hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Figure of Britannia standing on a plinth facing, with Union shield by her side. In her left hand, an olive branch, and in her extended right hand, a laurel wreath. Below, a soldier stands to the left, and a sailor to the right. In the background, a seascape and radiant rising sun. In the sky above, a biplane and an airship.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
Coat of Arms of Corporation of Huddersfield with scrolls below, all within laurel wreath
Reverse lettering
PRESENTED BY THE CORPORATION OF
HUDDERSFIELD
JULY 1919
PEACE
CELEBRATION
JUVAT IMPIGROS DEUS (Translation: God helps the diligent)
