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Naval General Service Medal
Obverse: Head of King George VI crowned. Legend: "GEORGIVS VI DEI:GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX:FID:DEF." Reverse: Britannia standing in a helmet, a trident in her right and a shield in her left hand, standing in a sea-car drawn by two horses. Inscription on edge: "P/JX 444123 J.REED, A.B, R.N." Bar: "MINESWEEPING 1945-51". 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: | MED0445 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Winser, Margaret; Metcalfe, Percy |
| Date made: | circa 1945 |
| People: | King George VI; Reed, J |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |