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- OBJECT TYPE
- military/miniature
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0569.001
- 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
- MEDALS & MOUNTING BAR UNIDENTIFIED NON-FERROUS METAL; RIBBONS: UNIDENTIFIED FABRIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.0 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 1.0 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
- EARNED WWII (1939-1945); AWARDED FOLLOWING WAR
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
WORN WITH MESS DRESS UNIFORM AT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 6 MEDALS 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 & MOUNTING BAR/ MULTI-COLOURED RIBBONS
- Decoration
- 6 MEDALS L TO R: 3 6-POINTED CAMPAIGN STARS WITH RAISED CENTRAL CIRCULAR FIELD SURMOUNTED BY TUDOR CROWN ON OBVERSE/CIRCULAR; RAISED PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE; RIASED COAT-OF-ARMS ON REVERSE/ CIRCULAR; 6 RAISED MARCHING FIGURES ON OBVERSE; RAISED COAT-OF-ARMS ON REVERSE; RAISED MAPLE LEAF ON HORIZONTAL BAR/ CIRCULAR; RAISED PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE; RAISED LION ATOP GRIFFON ON REVERSE/ RIBBONS *
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Veterans Affairs Dept., Gov. of Canada, Medal, after 1945, Artifact no. 1994.0569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0569.001/
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