Naval General Service Medal

Obverse: Head of King George VI crowned. Legend: "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR: OMN:REX:F:D:INDIAE:IMP." 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/MX.135773 G.F.BOOKER. P.O. R.N.'. Bar:"PALESTINE 1945-48". Suspended from a clasp and white ribbon with rose-coloured edges divided by two narrow stripes of the same colour. On bar with nine others.

Object Details

ID: MED1100
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Winser, Margaret; Metcalfe, Percy
Date made: 1940
People: Booker, G. F.; King George VI
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm