Gold (.999) plated copper (24-Carat Gold Plated with Pad Print)
Weight
32 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain, shiny gold edge.
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Five soldiers wearing berets, standing to the front but looking left. The soldier in the middle holds binoculars, the leftmost soldier holds a rifle. They stand on a platform surrounded by a laurel wreath. The two legends follow the border, separated with stars. The mintmark for the Bayerisches Münzkontor is below the middle of the laurel wreath.
Obverse lettering
WORLD WAR II 1939-1945
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
FROM MUD, THROUGH BLOOD, TO THE GREEN FIELDS BEYOND
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Colored sea with gold-plated U-Boat in the centre, with naval surface vessels at the top with two Royal Air Force aircraft (the one on the right is a De Havilland Mosquito). The gold background at the top is designed to mimic clouds. Horizontal bar below the U-Boat with wavy horizontal pattern and colourised flags of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Canada (the old version with a red background and Union Jack, replaced in 1965 with the Tricolour and Maple Leaf). Legend around border.
Reverse lettering
THE BATTLE OF THE
ATLANTIC
1939-1945
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC WAS THE DOMINATING FACTOR ALL THROUGH
THE WAR... EVERYTHING HAPPENING ELSEWHERE, ON LAND, AT SEA OR IN
THE AIR DEPENDED ULTIMATELY ON ITS OUTCOME
