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Naval General Service Medal 1936
Obverse: Head of King George VI crowned. Legend: "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR: OMN:REX:F:D:INDIAE:IMP." Reverse: Britannia in a helmet, a trident in her right and a shield in her left hand, standing in a sea-car drawn by two horses. Specimen uninscribed. Bar: "PALESTINE 1936-1939". Plus unfixed sample bars: "S.E.ASIA 1945-46", "PALESTINE 1945-48", "YANGTZE 1949", "MINESWEEPING 1945-51", "BOMB & MINE CLEARANCE 1945-53", "MALAYA". Suspended from a clasp and white ribbon with rose-coloured edges divided by two narrow stripes of the same colour.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0443 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Winser, Margaret; Metcalfe, Percy |
| Date made: | cicra 1940 |
| People: | King George VI |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |