Medal
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- OBJECT TYPE
- military
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0868.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 1939-1945 Star
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.4 MEDALS ARE NON-FERROUS METAL; CLOTH RIBBONS
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
- 3.9 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AWARDED FOR MILITARY SERVICE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 raised lettering in central field: "GRI/VI"; raised lettering on border around central field: "THE 1939-1945 STAR"/.2 raised lettering in central field: "GRI/VI"; raised lettering on border around central field: "THE AFRICA STAR"/.3 raised lettering in central field: "GRI/VI"; raised lettering on border around central field: "THE BURMA STAR"/ raised lettering around edge on obverse: "GEORGIVS VI D. G. BR. OMN.REX ET INDIAE IMP."; raised lettering on reverse: "1939/1945"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- MULTI-COLOURED RIBBONS/.1-.3 BRASS COLOURED CAMPAIGN STARS/.4 SILVER MEDAL
- Decoration
- VERTICLE STRIPE PATTERN ON RIBBONS/.1-.3 MEDALS IN SHAPE OF 6 POINTED STARS; TUDOR CROWN SURMOUNTING CENTRAL FIELD/.4 PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI ON OBVERSE; LION ATOP GRIFFON ON REVERSE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1997.0868, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0868.001/
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