United
Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown
Dependencies)
Year
Type
Commemorative medal
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 waving coming home on V-E Day. Big Ben in the background and planes doing a fly over. Date below
Obverse lettering
V-E DAY
8TH MAY 1945
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Central text surrounded by more text.
Reverse lettering
THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR 2
VE Day
Just one day after the final surrender of all German forces,
Churchill broadcast to the nation that `the German War is at an
end`, and the entire country joined the greatest party of the
century!
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