Medal - Remembering the Victims

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year2020
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionGold (.999) plated copper (24-Carat Gold Plated)
Weight32 g
Diameter40 mm
Thickness3 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled, Colored
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth.
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Obverse descriptionFive soldiers wearing berets on central platform with inscription, surrounded by laurel wreath and mintmark below the wreath. Legend around edge.
Obverse letteringWORLD WAR II 1939-1945 FROM MUD, THROUGH BLOOD, TO THE GREEN FIELDS BEYOND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLarge letters `WWII` with smaller date above on horizon of colourised row of white cross graves and four-engined bombers overhead (perhaps Boeing B-24 Liberators). Golden man on the left kneels facing graves with colored Union Jack on golden flagpole on the right. Legend below this with flowers either side of `THE`, maybe roses. Legend around edge.
Reverse lettering1939-1945 WWII REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS FOR THE MORNING WILL COME. BRIGHTLY WILL IT SHINE ON THE BRAVE AND TRUE, KINDLY ON ALL WHO SUFFER FOR THE CAUSE, GLORIOUS UPON THE TOMBS OF HEROES. THUS WILL SHINE THE DAWN.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverBayerisches Münzkontor, Waldaschaff, Germany
Mintage2020  - Proof - 9 999
Catalog ID7300523220
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