The 1939 – 1945 War Medal

WWII 1939 – 1945

THE 1939 – 1945 WAR MEDAL

Campaign - Second World War 1939-45

Branch of Service - British and Commonwealth forces

Description - Obverse: effigy of king George VI; Reverse: a triumphant lion trampling on a dragon symbolising the Axis powers

Ribbon - Narrow red stripe in the centre, with a narrow white stripe on either side, broad red stripes at either edge and two intervening stripes of blue.

Size - 36mm