1919 Peace Victory Silvered Medal C# 1919/2 good EF
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1919 Peace Victory Silvered Medal C# 1919/2 good EF
Obverse: Peace advancing with a figure in chains on the left, another entangled in bush on the right
Reverse: Crown above legend within wreath, servicemen aside and date below
Reference: Carlisle# 1919/2
Diameter: 28mm
These were presented to Australian schoolchildren at the end of WWI.
The "Peace" or "Victory" medallions were issued after World War I to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years and up to 16 years if their parents were in the armed forces.
The medallion was designed by Melbourne-based sculptor and painter Charles Douglas Richardson and red, white and blue striped ribbons and pins were supplied by the Department of Defence.
The Department contracted the manufacture of the medallions to six companies: two in Melbourne, two in Sydney and one each in Brisbane and Adelaide.
The distribution of the medallions to an estimated 1.25 million eligible Australian children began in March 1919, the intention was that they were presented on or around the Australia-wide peace celebrations that were held on July 19th that year.
Nearly all of these are worn and rubbed, this particular example has developed an original patina and has stacks of eye appeal.
SKU: 208602
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