Medallion Medal Royal

RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL

RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL

RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH. SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL MINT LUSTER REMAINING FROM ITS 104+ YEARS. PERIOD EDGE ENGRAVED WITH BRITISH ARMY ROYAL AIR FORCE; SERVICE NUMBER, RANK, FIRST / LAST NAME, UNIT. WEIGHT: 33.15 g 1.169 oz. DIAMETER OF PLANCHET: 36 mm. The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left. Lettering: GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP. Translation: George V, King of all the British Isles and Emperor of India. The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows Saint George naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, an allegory of the physical and mental strength which achieved victory over Prussianism.

The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross-bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off-centre near the right upper rim is the risen sun of Victory. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION.


RARE! WW1 BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ID'd 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL