| Victory Medal 1914–19 | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Victory-Obverse.jpg) &sq=&lang=&file=File:Victory-Reverse.jpg) Obverse and reverse of the medal | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Bronze disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Presented by | United Kingdom / British Empire |
| Eligibility | British and Imperial forces. |
| Campaign(s) | First World War 1914–1920 |
| Clasps | None |
| Established | 1 September 1919 |
| Total | Circa 5,725,000[1] |
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| Precedence | |
| Equivalent | Victory Medal (South Africa) |
| Related | |
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The Victory Medal (also called the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) is a United Kingdom and British Empire First World War campaign medal.
The award of a common allied campaign medal was recommended by an inter-allied committee in March 1919.[2] Each allied nation would design a 'Victory Medal' for award to their own nationals, all issues having certain common features, including a winged figure of victory on the obverse and the same ribbon.[1] Fourteen countries finally awarded the medal.