Collection of Foreign Military Awards and Commemorative Medals
Item Details
A fine collection of sixty-six foreign military awards and commemorative medals. The collection features the France Commemorative Medal of the Mexico Expedition; Germany 1914 Iron Cross (2nd Class); France Médaille Militaire (1870–1951); France Commemorative Medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign; Canada Gulf and Kuwait Medal; U.K. General Service Medal (1918); U.K. India General Service Medal (1909) with Afghanistan N.W.F. Clasp; Australia Service Medal (1939–1945); U.K. 1914 and 1914–15 Stars; U.K. Territorial Efficiency Medal; U.K. Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (King George V); British Colonial India Army Temperance Medal with inscribed ‘Watch and Be Sober’; U.K. Efficiency Medal (King George VI); U.K. Abyssinian War Medal awarded to crew-member of H.M.S. Satellite; U.K. Baltic Medal; New Zealand Wars Medal; U.K. Kabul to Kandahar Star; U.K. 1937 King George VI Coronation Medal; U.K. King George V Silver Jubilee Medal; U.K. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal; U.K. Delhi Durbar Medal (1911); U.K. Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal; Turkey-Britain St. Jean D’Acre Medal; New Zealand Memorial Cross and Canada Memorial Cross; France Saint Helena Medal; Canada Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; (8) U.K. Military Campaign Stars; (7) Inter-Allied Victory Medals; and many more. The collection is housed within a rotating acrylic display case.
Materials | Sterling Silver, Copper, Bronze |
Period | Late 19th/ Early 20th Century |
Origin | North America, Australia, Europe, Asia |
Number of Items | 66 |
Condition
- marks and tarnishing to medals, some fabric and ribbons torn and worn
Dimensions
- measurement of case
Item #
ITMG080762