Medal commemorating the unveiling of the Cenotaph, Whitehall

Medal commemorating the unveiling of the Cenotaph, Whitehall. Obverse: Cenotaph, three furled flags with laurel wreaths. Legend: 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.' In exergue: 'NOVEMBER 11th MCMXVIII.' Reverse: Two figures (left) dressed in the classical style. The male in front in a loin cloth and turban, his wrists manacled, the chains of which are broken. His right hand is extended grasping a laurel branch. Behind him, a helmeted female (Britannia or Peace) holds a mace horizontally. The rays of the sun are seen below the horizon behind them. There is a bronze example in the collections of the National Army Museum and a silver example at the Imperial War Museum. The IWM catalogue entry says that Christophe Eimer gives a production date of 1928, the 10th anniversary of the Armistice.

Object Details

ID: MEC2877
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Doman, C. L.
Events: Unveiling of the Cenotaph, 1920; World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1920; 1928
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 77 mm