Title

Judy LaMarsh's George VI War Medal 1939-1945

Description

en-CA Military medals and insignia. The obverse shows the crowned coinage effigy of King George VI, facing left, and the legend GEORGIVS VI D : BR : OMN : REX ET INDIAE IMP : The reverse device shows a lion standing wanton on the body of a double-headed dragon. The dragons heads are those of an eagle and a dragon to signify the principal occidental and oriental enemies. At the top, just right of centre are the dates 1939/1945 in two lines. The War Medal was awarded to all full-time personnel of the armed forces and merchant marines for serving for 28 days between 03 September 1939 and 02 September 1945. In the Merchant Navy, the 28 days must have been served at sea.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=421183

Creator

Unknown

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Medium

Colour digital image

Subject

War - World War II

Military

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2016-04-25

Date Modified

2016-07-19