Military medal, War Medal 1939-1945, for those who served for 28 days or longer during World War II, silver, King George VI, Percy Metcalfe / Edward Carter Preston, Royal Mint, London, England / Australia, 1945, awarded to Kevin William Hall

The Royal Mint is the world's leading export mint, making coins and medals for an average of 60 countries every year. However, its first responsibility is to make and distribute United Kingdom coins as well as to supply blanks and official medals.

Where is The Royal Mint?
Opened by The Queen in 1968 in readiness for the introduction of the decimal coinage, The Royal Mint's headquarters in Llantrisant, South Wales, employs more than 900 people.
Trained security staff oversee the security of the 35-acre site, which operates round-the-clock for 52 weeks a year.
The Royal Mint can produce 90 million coins and blanks a week - almost five billion coins a year.

The Royal Mint

Designer of coins and medals for The Royal Mint. He designed the portraits of Edward VIII and George VI which appears in coins and medals in the collection.

Designer of obverse of New Zealand threepence coins, 1930s and 1940s.

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2358

Metcalfe, Percy

English medal designer and artist. Designed various WWII medals. Originally from Liverpool.

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp101233/edward-carter-preston
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?id_person=A14496

Carter Preston, Edward

N21388 Military medal, 'War Medal 1939-1945', for those who served for 28 days or longer during World War II, silver, King George VI, designed by Percy Metcalfe / Edward Carter Preston, made by the Royal Mint, London, England or Australia, 1945, awarded to Kevin William Hall

Flat pieces of medal, usually in the shape of a disc, star, cross, etc, bearing an inscription or device which is issued to commemorate a person, event or deed; or as a reward for bravery or merit; and which is usually worn on the person.

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Australian War Medal awarded to Kevin William Hall

Object No. N21388

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