36 mm wide medal, ribbon and undress ribbon silver circular medal. The obverse bears the crowned head of King George VI surrounded by the legend GEORGIVS VI D:G. BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP. The reverse depicts a knight in full plate armour, standing feet apart, over his closed helmet, supporting a broken lance with his right arm. Standing facing him and to his left, a robed and veiled lady holding out to him a tankard. Above the inscription FOR SERVICE IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM and in the exergue THE KING’S MEDAL. The medal is supnded by a ring from a femalke ribbon bow, 31mm in width being white with three narrow verticle stripes – blue at each side and red in the centre. The obverse was designed by Percy Metcalf and the reverse is thought to be the work of T H Paget. Medal comes in the original leatherette award case, with pebbled outer with gilt border with gilt lettering:’KING’S MEDAL FOR SERVICE’, maker stamped ROYAL MINT to silken interior. Awards to females are scarce. This medal was instituted in August 1945 for civilian service to the Allied cause. Only foreign nationals were eligible. The first such award was made to Mr Winthrop Aldrich, for his work as national president of the British War Relief Society in the USA. Reccomendations for this award were normally made via the Foreign Office. Please view our guide on spotting fake militaria. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year, details of which can be found on our website. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “WW2 ERA BRITISH/FOREIGN KING’S MEDAL IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM FOR FEMALE CASED” is in sale since Monday, December 05, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1939 – 1945 (WWII)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authenticity: Original
- Country: ENGLAND
- Era: 1940s
- Product Type: Medals
- Campaign: World War II
