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City of Armadale - History House > Records

MEDAL - MPVA KVA

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Overview

Round gold coloured medal attached to a orange, blue, white, black, yellow and red stripped ribbon.
On obverse side of the medal is raised Korean text around the top edge, and chevron design around bottom edge. In the middle is a raised star on a red cross, on a circle. On reverse side is raised text in middle of medal [MPVA / KVA]. Ring at top attached to ribbon with pointed bottom end. At top gold metal bar with pin clasp on the back.

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cwa-org-33-COA2022.46b

Material

Width

17 mm

Height or length

63 mm

Statement of significance

This object is part of collection with good provenance and interpretive potential that tells the story of the City of Armadale's connection to armed conflicts around the world from the late 1800s to today. The collection explores the experiences of people associated with the City of Armadale who went to war, their experiences when they returned as well as how these conflicts impacted the community who stayed behind.

City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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