Medal, Victory Medal: 1914-1918

Object/Artifact

Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2013.8.13

Description

Circular military decoration with ribbon. The obverse depicts a personification of Victory; she appears as a winged woman and holds a palm branch in her right hand. Text embossed on the reverse of the medal reads: "THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919." The text is encircled by a wreath. A ribbon is attached to the medal by a copper ring; the ribbon contains bands of colours in varying shades: violet, blue, green, yellow, red. Medal was owned by Clarence Rielly; his name and rank are etched into the rim of the medal, along with a serial number: "507530 SPR C C RIELLY C E."

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Notes

Additional create date: 1918

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

6.5 cm

Width

3.6 cm

Depth

0.4 cm

Material

metal, copper - métal, cuivre, fabric - tissu, Lacquer