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This
medal is a reproduction mini Military Medal. Awarded to Noncommissioned
Officers and men of the Army (including Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval
Division) for individual or associated acts of bravery that did nor merit
the Distinguished Conduct Medal. In June 1916 it was extended to women.
115,600 medals were awarded during the First World War and over 15,000
during World War II. The medal is 17mm wide and is made from lead-free pewter and
silver plated.
The
card has a colour painting of a Sopwith Strutter flying over British
Infantry and a tank during a battle on the Somme on the front and historical information on the back.
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