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.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2877 |
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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 |
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