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.
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Object Details
ID: | MED2662 |
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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 |