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- OBJECT TYPE
- military/miniature
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0238.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FABRIC RIBBONS; NON-FERROUS METAL MEDALS & BAR WITH PIN
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.5 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 2.2 cm
- 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
- AWARDED FOR SERVICE DURING WWII (1939-1945); WORN UNTIL RETIREMENT IN 1960'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AWARDED FOR MILITARY SERVICE IN ROYAL AIR FORCE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on medals as follows: 2) obverse "GRI/VI/THE 1939 - 1945 STAR"; 3) OBVERSE "GRI/VI/THE FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR"; 4) obverse "GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP"; reverse "1939/1945/THE DEFENCE MEDAL"; 5) obverse: "GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX ET INDIAE IMP"; reverse: "1939/1945"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- 1) RIBBON: DIAGONAL PURPLE STRIPES ON WHITE; MEDAL: SILVER; 2) RIBBON: DARK BLUE, RED & LIGHT BLUE VERTICLE STRIPES; MEDAL: BRONZE; 3) RIBBON: RED,WHITE & BLUE VERTICLE STRIPES; MEDAL: BRONZE; 4) RIBBON: ORANGE, GREEN & BLACK VERTICLE STRIPES; MEDAL: SILVER; 5) RIBBON: RED, WHITE & BLUE VERTICLE STRIPES; MEDAL: SILVER
- Decoration
- 1) MEDAL: CROSS; 2) MEDAL 6 POINTED STAR; TUDOR CROWN ON OBVERSE; 3) 6 POINTED STAR; TUDOR CROWN ON OBVERSE; 4) MEDAL: CURCULAR; PROFILE OF KING EDWARD VI ON OBVERSE,ROYAL CROWN ON OAK TREE STUMP FLANKED BY LIONS ON REVERSE; 5) PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI WEARING TUDOR CROWN ON OBVERSE; LION TRAMPLING GRIFFON ON REVERSE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, after 1945, Artifact no. 2000.0238, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2000.0238.001/
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