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Sporting, Military and Historical Memorabilia (#422) Closed

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Lot 930WW1 MEDAL: silver First World War campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World War 1. Awarded to 487 CPL.D.ROSE 21 BN. A.I.F., served in Gallipoli. The obverse shows a King George V bareheaded effigy, facing left, with the legend: GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP. The reverse shows St. George naked on horseback, armed with a short sword. The horse tramples on the Prussian shield and the skull and cross-bones. Just off-centre, near the right upper rim, is the sun of Victory

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Estimate: $500 - $750

Sporting, Military and Historical Memorabilia (#422) Closed

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  • WW1 MEDAL: silver First World War campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World War 1. Awarded to 487 CPL.D.ROSE 21 BN. A.I.F., served in Gallipoli. The obverse shows a King George V bareheaded effigy, facing left, with the legend: GEORGIVS V