Lot 603: A Trio of British Military Campaign Medals including WWI Victory Medal, British War Medal, and India General Service Medal
A trio of British military campaign medals comprising a World War I Victory Medal, a British War Medal, and an India General Service Medal. The Victory Medal is struck in bronze-toned metal and features the winged figure of Victory on the obverse, suspended from a rainbow-coloured ribbon. The British War Medal is struck in silver and depicts the profile of King George V with the circumscription GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:, suspended from a ribbon with orange, white, and blue stripes. The India General Service Medal is struck in silver and features the profile of King George V in coronation robes with the inscription GEORGIVS V KAISAR-I-HIND. This medal includes a single clasp inscribed AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919 and is suspended from a green and black ribbon.
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