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MEDAL
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Dyfed Archaeological Trust, Jenna Smith, 2020-10-12 14:47:01
Title
MEDAL
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Complete, modern ANZAC medal. It is circular in shape and made of copper alloy. The obverse of the medal features the bust of George V facing left, mint initials on truncation, S&S, Legend above bust reads ‘For King And Country’. Date ‘1916’ in exergue. The reverse features the letters ‘ANZAC’ (Acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) in the centre within a wreath. Legend reads ‘Dept. of Education. Victoria. Lest We Forget. 25 April 15’. This medal was issued in 1916, it was struck by the Education Department of Victoria for distribution to school children in 1916 to commemorate the first anniversary of ANZAC day. The ANZAC forces first landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. It is very worn, and a lot of the writing is illegible. It has a dark grey patina. Found with a more modern type chain still attached, possibly repurposed as a keepsake. It weighs 9.9g and has a diameter of 27.00mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) the Vale of Glamorgan
Date 1916
date QS:P571,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 1013046
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1118787
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1118787/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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