Medal, Victory

Description
A Victory Medal. The obverse features a standing Victory figure. The figure is holding a palm branch in her left facing hand and extending her right facing arm. " THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914-1919 " is marked on the reverse inside a leaf design. " 24/403 RFLM. B.F.G. DIAMOND N.Z.E.F " is inscribed on the edge. The ribbon is a double rainbow colour with crimson on the edges and red in the centre. It is separated from the medal.
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Subject person
Classification
Personal Symbol/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
Bernard Gerald Francis Diamond enlisted for service in Inglewood, Taranaki and embarked with B Company of the 2nd Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade on 9 October 1915. See Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/42018.detail?Ordinal=6&c_surname_search=diamond 
Accession number
A80.581
Collection type
Social History
Material
Silk
Fabric
Bronze
Metal

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