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Medal - 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal

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The 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal is 36 mm in diameter, and struck in silver. The obverse depicts a digger in the uniform of World War 1 encircled by the medal name. The reverse contains the motto "Lest We Forget". The medal is directly fastened to a plain suspension bar by a representation of the Tudor (King's) crown. The 32mm black ribbon contains two broad red bands in recognition of the Flanders poppy..

Historical information

The medal was instituted i0n January 27, 1999 and was awarded : "To all veterans of the First world war who were still alive on 11 November 1998, the 80th anniversary of the Armistice".

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-55-Temp 003

Inscriptions and markings

The medal is named, pantograph style on the rim with the veteran's full name.

Contextual Information

Medals are displayed in context throughout the Museum. All medals are identified, archivally stored and those not on display are accessible and viewable with prior notice.

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