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Medal, commemorative   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Crouch
Title
Medal, commemorative
Object type Police/government
Classification: 68489
Description
English: Cardiff City Special Police Medal, WW1 circular bronze medal; ring suspension clasp above crossed batons; with ribbon obverse- Cardiff coat of arm- central shield with red dragon in front of leek; supporters either side- a Welsh goat on lhs and sea-horse (or Hippocamp) on rhs; crest- helmet, crown and three feathers; motto above shield- DEFFRO MAE'N DDYDD (Awake, it is day); base scroll with motto- Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN (the Red Dragon will lead the way) reverse- legend around- CARDIFF CITY- SPECIAL POLICE; at centre- THE - GREAT WAR - 1914-19 ribbon- navy blue with red edges and yellow stripe at centre markings- maker's name in small capitals on reverse- CROUCH. CARDIFF.
Date 1914-1918; World War 1, 1914-18-wars; George V (1910 - 1936)-House of Windsor-English reign; (1919)
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diameter: 32mm
width: 32mm

notes: 25mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
806878 (object number)
Place of creation Cardiff
Exhibition history Display: 3F
Credit line Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N2570, W1274
Notes Cardiff City Special Police Medal, WW1 An unnamed medal awarded for service as special police during the first world war. Obverse features the Cardiff City coat of arms. Reverse has text 'Cardiff City Special Police The Great War 1914 - 19' and is signed Crouch Cardiff
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