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Great War Miniature Military Medal Trio: Military Medal George V 1916-1930 issue, British War Medal 1914-1920 and Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue 1914-1919, bar-mounted for wear by Spink & Son Ltd. of London
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Great War Miniature Military Medal Trio: Military Medal George V 1916-1930 issue, British War Medal 1914-1920 and Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue 1914-1919, bar-mounted for wear by Spink & Son Ltd. of London
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Great War Miniature Military Medal Trio

Military Medal, George V 1916-1930 issue. Miniature circular silver medal with claw and ornate scroll swivel ribbon bar suspension; the face with the head and shoulders portrait in relief of King George V in Field Marshal’s uniform facing left, circumscribed ‘GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND : IMP:’ (George V King of Great Britain and Emperor of India); the reverse with the crowned cipher of King George V above the inscription ‘FOR / BRAVERY / IN THE / FIELD’ within a laurel wreath; diameter 17.78mm (0.7 inch).

The Medal was instituted on 25 March 1916 to be awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for acts of bravery not deemed to merit the Distinguished Conduct Medal in order to preserve the prestige of the D.C.M. at a time when countless acts of great bravery were to be seen every day.

British War Medal, 1914-1920. Miniature circular silver medal with claw and ribbon bar suspension; the face with the head of King George V facing left, circumscribed ‘GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND : IMP:’ (George V King of Great Britain and Emperor of India); the reverse with St. George on horseback, reins in his left hand, a sword in his right, trampling a shield bearing an eagle with wings outstretched and a skull and crossbones, wavy lines denoting the sea beyond, a radiant rising sun upper right, dated ‘1914’ and ‘1918’ upper left and right respectively; diameter 17.79mm (0.7 inch).

The medal was instituted in 1919 and awarded to members of the British and Imperial forces who had served between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Officers and men of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, and Dominion and Colonial naval forces were required to have completed 28 days mobilised service, though this was waived if active service had been terminated by death. The award criteria were subsequently extended to include post-war mine-clearing at sea and service in operations in Russia in 1919-20.

Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue, 1914-1919. Miniature circular gilt bronze medal on laterally pierced ball suspension; the face with a winged figure of Victory; the reverse inscribed ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919’ within a circular laurel wreath; diameter 17.94mm (0.7 inch).

The idea of an inter-allied medal to commemorate victory in what was termed ‘The Great War for Civilisation’ is credited to the French Field-Marshal Foch. It was agreed that each of the Allies should issue a medal to their nationals featuring a figure representing ‘Victory’ on the front and have a symmetric double rainbow ribbon with red, the colour of courage and sacrifice at the centre, representing the colours of the allies flags and presenting an allegory of calm after storm.

The British Medal was instituted on 1 September 1919 to be awarded to all those who served in a theatre of operations between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. It was awarded also to all British Empire military, except those of South Africa, whose government issued their own variant. Additionally, it was awarded to those British servicemen active in the Hejaz and Aden after the end of the European war, for post-war mine clearance operations and for the Royal Navy mission to Russia, hence the latter date of 1919.

The medals are age-toned, on original tired ribbons and bar-mounted for wear by Spink & Son Ltd. of 17 18 Piccadilly, London. W.

 
Great War Miniature Military Medal Trio: Military Medal George V 1916-1930 issue, British War Medal 1914-1920 and Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue 1914-1919, bar-mounted for wear by Spink & Son Ltd. of London
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