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Memories of Wartime Britain - Code breaking
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a typographic design in which Winston Churchill's famous 'Finest Hour' speech excerpt is rendered in varying font sizes across the field, creating a bold visual composition. The circular legend 'MEMORIES OF WARTIME BRITAIN' runs along the rim, the Imperial War Museum logo is depicted in the lower centre, and the year '2008' appears at the bottom. Hallmark stamps including '925' are visible in the lower left field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MEMORIES OF WARTIME BRITAIN IF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND ITS COMMONWEALTH LAST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS, MEN WILL STILL SAY, 'THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR' WINSTON CHURCHILL 18th JUNE 1940 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM 2008 |
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