IDENTIFIERS
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id:	141557
accession number:	CM.1463-2009

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Saturday 22 January 2022

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: When the Great War of 1914-1918 had ended, there was a genuine feeling among the victorious Allies that their military efforts had been instrumental in preserving modern civilization, and this and the united spirit of the Alliance were commemorated in a combined issue of medals to those who had seen active service during the conflict. 13 nations in all issued a variety of this medal; all shared the rainbow ribbon and suspension, and all but the Japanese, who lacked a comparable symbolic figure, used a form of Victory on the obverse and a legend on the reverse.
Those who had fought in the British Armed Forces were already entitled to the British War Medal, of course, and if they had served since early on, the 1914 or 1914-15 Stars. The Victory Medal thus became an additional award in Britain, but for many other countries it was the sole badge of participation in the War.
The medal was issued unnamed, and it is not known to whom this example was awarded. Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928.
title:	Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Baldwin before 1928


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals
collection:	Lester Watson Collection
creditline: Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141557





TECHNIQUES
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struck

CATEGORIES
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category: medal

DATING
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creation date:	1919 - 1920
creation date earliest:	1919
creation date latest:	1920

CREATORS
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maker: London
maker: George V (1910-36)
maker: McMillan, William

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Diameter
units: mm
value: 36.1

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 29.88



CITATIONS
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British Battles and Medals 7th edn
British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)
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