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Medal - Attack on Darwin by Japan 19th February 1942
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Weight | 16 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts Japanese Zero fighter-bombers in low-level flight over Darwin, with bombs falling and buildings and vegetation engulfed in flames below. A second aircraft is visible in the upper right field. The legend DARWIN 1942 arcs along the upper rim in raised relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | DARWIN 1942 |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely text-based design with a multi-line inscription in raised relief across the plain field, commemorating the Japanese bomber attack on Darwin, Australia. |
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