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Medal - The Australia Service Medal 1939-1945

  • Small light brown cardboard box tied with natural coloured cotton string. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.

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  • Photo of the obverse of a Australia Service Medal. Made from nickel-silver, the obverse has a central and textured design of the Australian coat of arms. The face has 'THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL/1939-1945' inscribed. The rim of the medal is engraved with 'QF140158 M. L. JACKSON'. The ribbon is tactile, feeling ribbed under finger. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.

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  • Photo of the reverse view of the Australia Service Medal. Made from nickel-silver, the reverse has a central and textured design of the crowned effigy of King George VI, facing left and signed 'PM', the initials of designer Percy Metcalfe, below the truncated neck of the effigy. Around the perimeter is the legend 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP:' The ribbon is tactile, feeling ribbed under finger. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.

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  • Small cardboard box with natural coloured string alongside two silver medals with coloured ribbed ribbons. Also shown are two pieces of paper, one yellow with black type on it, the other piece a buff coloured heavier stock (card) with dark blue type and a handwritten note in the top left corner in blue ink. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.

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  • Small light brown cardboard box tied with natural coloured cotton string. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.
  • Photo of the obverse of a Australia Service Medal. Made from nickel-silver, the obverse has a central and textured design of the Australian coat of arms. The face has 'THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL/1939-1945' inscribed. The rim of the medal is engraved with 'QF140158 M. L. JACKSON'. The ribbon is tactile, feeling ribbed under finger. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.
  • Photo of the reverse view of the Australia Service Medal. Made from nickel-silver, the reverse has a central and textured design of the crowned effigy of King George VI, facing left and signed 'PM', the initials of designer Percy Metcalfe, below the truncated neck of the effigy. Around the perimeter is the legend 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP:' The ribbon is tactile, feeling ribbed under finger. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.
  • Small cardboard box with natural coloured string alongside two silver medals with coloured ribbed ribbons. Also shown are two pieces of paper, one yellow with black type on it, the other piece a buff coloured heavier stock (card) with dark blue type and a handwritten note in the top left corner in blue ink. This photograph is taken upon a black background, with a scale card and object number included.

Historical information

Medal belonged to Margaret Lawrence Jackson Service numbers: QF140158 Q140158.

The Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 was instituted in 1949 to recognise the service of members of the Australian Armed Forces and the Australian Mercantile Marine during World War II.

Significance

The medal is of high significance and should be kept in the collection.

Physical description

Medal belonged to Margaret Lawrence Jackson Service numbers: Q140158 QF140158.

Both the obverse and reverse views of the Australia Service Medal, made from cool-to-the-touch nickel-silver. The obverse features a central, textured design of the Australian coat of arms, with the inscription 'THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL/1939-1945' and engravings along the rim reading 'QF140158 M. L. JACKSON'. The reverse displays a central, textured design of the crowned effigy of King George VI, facing left, with the initials 'PM' [for designer Percy Metcalfe] beneath the truncated neck of the effigy. Surrounding the perimeter is the legend 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP:', [Latin meaning: 'George VI, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains and Emperor of India.] The ribbon- Dark blue (representing the Royal Australian Navy), khaki (representing the Army), light blue (representing the R.A.A.F) and red (representing the Mercantile Marine). Ribbon is not sewn closed and has khaki threads hanging from each end of the ribbon.

Inscriptions & markings

'QF140158 M. L. JACKSON' [Engraved on the rim]

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