Medal - George VI Battle of Arnhem

€2.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1946
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight79.4 g
Diameter59.9 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJacob Jan van Goor
Reference(s) BHM#4405
Obverse descriptionEmblem of the Airborne troops between the arms of Arnhem and Oosterbeek
Obverse letteringBATTLE OF ARNHEM SEPTEMBER 1944
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionSilhouette of the burning Arnhem and Oosterbeek above which two paratroopers, 4-line poem between the weapons of Great Britain and Poland
Reverse letteringWHEN CAN THEIR GLORY FADE? OH THE WILD CHARGE THEY MADE! ALL THE WORLD WONDER`D. HONOUR THE CHARGE THEY MADE!
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1946)  - -
Catalog ID9067368520
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