Medal - The History Of World War 2 Battle Of Britain
Medal - The History Of World War 2 Battle Of Britain
€454,357.00
Location
United
Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown
Dependencies)
Year
Type
Medals/Commemorative
medals
Composition
Gold (.999) plated copper
Weight
Diameter
38 mm
Thickness
2.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Spitfires flying around and through search lights
Obverse lettering
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
1940
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Central text surrounded by more text.
Reverse lettering
THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR 2
Battle of Britain
In praising Fighter Command`s defeat of the 1940 Luftwaffe
onslaught, prelude to Hitler`s intended invasion, Churchill said
`Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many
to so few`
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