Medal of Military Merit, 1st class

Awarded to Adm-Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. Obverse: Round plaque edged with a wreath of laurel, superimposed upon a Greek cross with inscribed arms and royal cypher amd crown in the centre, with two swords placed saltirewise under the cross. Reverse: "ELLAS 1916-1917" in Greek script. Suspended from crown and a silk ribbon, orange with a black stripe towards each edge. A small gold wreath is sewn to the ribbon. Mounted on a bar with twenty others.

Object Details

ID: MED2662
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Date made: After 1940
People: Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 40 mm