Medal

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1994.0568.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: military
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0568.001

MANUFACTURER: Veterans Affairs Dept., Gov. of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: UNIDENTIFIED FABRIC RIBBONS; NON-FERROUS METAL MEDALS & MOUNTING BAR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Veterans CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PERIOD OF SERVICE WWII (1939-1945); AWARDED & WORN FOLLOWING WAR
Canada: Unknown
Function: COMMEMMORATE AND COMMUNICATE MILITARY SERVICE OF WEARER
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: l to r: RAISED LETTERING OBVERSE CENTRAL FIELD: "GRI/VI/THE 1939-1945 STAR"/ RAISED LETTERING OBVERSE CENTRAL FIELD: "GRI/VI/THE AIR CREW EUROPE STAR"/ RAISED LETTERING OBVERSE CENTRAL FIELD: "GRI/VI/THE AFRICA STAR"; RAISED LETTERING ON BAR ON RIBBON: "NORTH AFRICA 1942-43"/ RAISED LETTERING AROUND EDGE OBVERSE: "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP"; ON REVERSE: "1939/1945/THE DEFENCE MEDAL"/ RAISED LETTERING AROUND EDGE OBVERSE: "1939 CANADA 1945/VOLUNTARY SERVICE VOLONTAIRE"/ RAISED LETTERING AROUND EDGE OBVERSE: "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP"; ON REVERSE: 1939/1945"
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRAZEN CAMPAIGN STARS & CAMPAIGN BAR/ SILVER-COLOURED MEDALS & CLASP/ MULTI-COLOURED RIBBONS/ SILVER-COLOURED MOUNTING BAR
Decoration: L TO R: 3 6-POINTED CAMPAIGN STARS WITH RAISED CENTRAL CIRCULAR FIELD SURMOUNTED BY TUDOR CROWN ONOBVERSE/ 1 CIRCULAR; RAISED PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE; RAISED COAT-OF-ARMS ON REVERSE/ 1 CIRCULAR; 6 RAISED MARCHING FIGURES ON OBVERSE; RAISED COAT-OF-ARMS ON REVERSE; RAISED MAPLE LEAF ON HORIZONTAL BAR/ 1 CIRCULAR; RAISED PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE; RAISED LION ATOP GRIFFON ON REVERSE/ RIBBONS *

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Veterans Affairs Dept., Gov. of Canada, Medal, after 1945, Artifact no. 1994.0568, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0568.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.