Mercantile Marine War Medal, 1914-18
Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP:' Reverse: Within a laurel garland in relief, the bow view of a drifter, a ship in the distance (right). Exergue: 'FOR WAR SERVICE MERCANTILE MARINE 1914-1918'. Inscribed on the edge: 'JAMES HENRY'. Fitted with a bar and light green and scarlet watered silk ribbon divided by a narrow white stripe. [Ribbon Missing].
Eight recipients of this name.
Eight recipients of this name.
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Object Details
ID: | MED0423 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; Stabler, Harold |
Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
Date made: | 1919 |
People: | King George V; Henry, James MN |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |