Defence Medal 1939-45
Awarded to Admiral of The Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883-1963). Obverse: head of King George VI. Obverse: Head of King George VI. Legend: 'GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX : F:D : IND : IMP'. Reverse: An oak tree and Royal crown supported by lions rampant, their heads turned away. Inscription: '1939', '1945'. Exergue: 'THE DEFENCE MEDAL'. Fitted with a bar and orange ribbon with pale green edges divided by a narrow black stripe. Mounted on a bar with twenty others.
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Object Details
ID: | MED2655 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Paget, Thomas Humphrey |
Events: | World War II, 1939-1945 |
Date made: | circa 1945 |
People: | Cunningham, Andrew Browne |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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