Name/Title
Australian School Peace Medalet, 1919Entry/Object ID
2023.220.5Description
Circular medalet with a plain edge and integral suspension loop with a red, white and blue ribbon attached. The obverse features a symbolic female figure of Peace, holding a sword and standing on a plinth marked 'PEACE 1919'. Behind her flies a dove, and at her left and right feet are two figures freed from their shackles. The reverse features a central panel surrounded by laurel leaves, surmounted by the King's Crown with the word 'VICTORY' over the rays of the rising sun. A sailor and a digger stand at ease on either side of the panel on which is cast 'THE / TRIUMPH / OF / LIBERTY / AND / JUSTICE'. Below the leaves is a very small panel with the words 'THE PEACE OF 1919' and the manufacturer's name.Use
Designed by C Douglas Richardson, 'The Peace of 1919' medalet was issued by the Defence Department to school children throughout Australia to commemorate the signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty in 1919. The medals were originally suspended from a narrow piece of red, white and blue striped cotton ribbon.
The ribbon on this medal is a replacement from the DVA.Made/Created
Artist
C Douglas RichardsonDate made
1919 - 1919Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
AustraliaContinent
OceaniaCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodAcquisition
Acquisition Method
DonationAcquired From
UnknownRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Korean South East Asia Forces Veterans Association SA