Victory Medal (United Kingdom)

Victory Medal 1914–19
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service.
DescriptionBronze disk, 36mm diameter.
Presented byUnited Kingdom / British Empire
EligibilityBritish and Imperial forces.
Campaign(s)First World War 1914–1920
ClaspsNone
Established1 September 1919
TotalCirca 5,725,000[1]

Ribbon bar
Ribbon bar with mention in despatches emblem
Precedence
EquivalentVictory Medal (South Africa)
Related
Victory Medal awarded to Late Kripamay Bose, of Beliatore, West Bengal, India

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.

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