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OBJECT TYPE: military
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0425.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Defence Medal
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: medal silver; cloth ribbon

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 3.7 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); usually applied for & awarded shortly after war 1945-46
Canada: Unknown
Function: awarded to British Commonwealth (incl.Canadian) armed forces and some civilian personnel during WWII subject to specified minimum terms of operational service between Sept. 3, 1939 & May 8, 1945; generally awarded for service in non-operational areas subject to attack or closely threatened
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on obverse reads: "1939/1945/THE DEFENCE MEDAL"; raised lettering on reverse reads: "GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP."
Missing: N/A
Finish: silver medal/ orange, gren & black ribbon
Decoration: raised Royal crown resting on stump of oak tree flanked by lion & lioness on obverse; raised profile of King Georgr VI on reverse

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1999.0425, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0425.001/

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