WW1 BRITISH ARMY - 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL - BOMBARDIER ROYAL ARTY. - UNC.

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ORIGINAL! -
WW1 BRITISH ARMY - 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL - BOMBARDIER ROYAL ARTY.  - UNC.
WW1 BRITISH ARMY - 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL WITH ORIGINAL RIBBON - BOMBARDIER  ROYAL ARTILLERY
WW1 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL
UNCLEANED - CONDITION IS UNCIRCULATED WITH SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL MINT LUSTER REMAINING  ALONG WITH A NICE TARNISH FROM ITS 104 + YEARS.
PERIOD EDGE ENGRAVED WITH BRITISH ARMY SOLDIER'S; SERVICE NUMBER, RANK, FIRST/LAST NAME, REGIMENT:
68291   BMBR .  J. O'SHEA .   R.A.
( 6891 BOMBARDIER J. O'SHEA. ROYAL ARTILLERY )
SOLID STERLING SILVER (.925 Silver)
WEIGHT: 33.15 g (1.169 oz.)
DIAMETER OF PLANCHET: 36 mm
THICKNESS: 3 mm
MINT: ROYAL MINT
ENGRAVER: Edgar Bertram MacKennal
Obverse:
The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP
Translation: George V, King of all the British Isles and Emperor of India
Reverse:
The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows Saint
George naked on horseback and armed with a short
sword, an allegory of the physical and mental strength which achieved victory over Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross-bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off-centre near the right upper rim is the risen sun of Victory.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1914 1918
Designer: William McMillan
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