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Medal 50th Anniversary of Liberation
| Location | Guernsey |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Blue enamelled field featuring the central emblem of Force 135: a heraldic shield bearing three passant lions (the arms of Jersey/Guernsey), overlaid with a horizontal rifle and surmounted by a palm tree topped with a military helmet, flanked by two upward-pointing anchors at the base. The inscription legend runs around the full circumference of the medal. |
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| Reverse description | Gold-toned field depicting two stylised figures in relief: a German soldier bearing a Nazi swastika shield and a British or Allied soldier holding a flag, set beneath a large letter V for Victory. The date 1940 appears in the lower exergue, with the circumferential legend recording the dates of German occupation of each Channel Island. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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