Medal commemorating Mediterranean Fleet football

Football medal, Mediterranean Fleet. Obverse: Within a laurel wreath an encircling ribbon bearing a legend: 'MEDITERRANEAN FLEET'. Britannia in helmet and breast-plate, a shield in her left hand and trident in her right. Above her a naval crown, behind her the sea and to the left a ship on the horizon. Reverse: Within an incuse border four footballers, the two in front tackling, behind the roof of a stand is visible with tops of trees to its side.

Object Details

ID: MEC2888
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Phillips Auctioneers
People: Royal Navy; Phillips Auctioneers
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 38 mm