Description:
English medal, c.1918
Diameter 36mm
Medal awarded for service in the World War I and post-war activities, such as mine clearing, up to 1920. The obverse features the bust of George V facing left with the inscription 'GEORGIUS V BRITT.OMN:REX ET IND:IMP', Latin for 'George V King of all the Britains and Emperor of India'. The reverse features a man on horseback carrying a sword in his right hand and trampling the eagle shield of the Central Powers and a skull and crossbones, symbolising death. The dates of the war are inscribed to the left and right of the central image. The medal hangs from a straight suspension bar with no ribbon attached.