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
Soldiers running forward in battle using a tank for cover while support aircraft fly above in El Alamein
Obverse lettering
EL ALAMEIN
23RD OCT
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Central text surrounded by more text.
Reverse lettering
THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR 2
El Alamein
In 1942 beginning with a 15 minute artillery barrage that then an
infantry attack to clear a way for the armour, Montgomery`s Eighth
Army destroyed Rommel`s Afrika Korps and saved the Middle East for
the allies.
CW
