1592997008000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-141566 1747245968287 1711380516000 1747245848565 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-141566 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141566 3b31e8ae-a1c6-3bc9-9e42-306f383575fb 7 reference term-42993 adlib-term-42993 93884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0 medal reference term-122711 adlib-term-122711 1db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557ab Lester Watson Collection Coins and Medals When the Great War of 1914-1918 had ended, there was a genuine feeling among the victorious Allies that their military efforts had been instrumental in preserving modern civilization, and this and the united spirit of the Alliance were commemorated in a combined issue of medals to those who had seen active service during the conflict. 13 nations in all issued a variety of this medal; all shared the rainbow ribbon and suspension, and all but the Japanese, who lacked a comparable symbolic figure, used a form of Victory on the obverse and a legend on the reverse. This example is of the issue made by the Romanian government. The medal remains unnamed as issued, and therefore it cannot be known to whom it was awarded. Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928. CM.1472-2009 1 accession number CM.1472-2009 141566 priref 141566 Watson Catalogue P ordering M-0355 previous object number LW.0355 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141566 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141566 Victory facing with branch and sword obverse MARELE RAZBOI / DENTRU / CIVILIZATIE design Vertical double-headed battleaxe with leaves either side within border of chain-links, inscription being made on horizontal links' edges reverse design reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 reference agent-206432 adlib-agent-206432 e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afb Watson, Lester 2009 2009 2009 given on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009 1919 1919 1919 1919 1920 1 1920 1920 1920 mint reference agent-175016 adlib-agent-175016 e6dad90a-feb4-35ae-b888-835e8f31977c Bucharest state reference agent-174023 adlib-agent-174023 f178006b-fcfc-3011-9e91-feaf4288c6ee Romania struck in the rule of ruler reference agent-175017 adlib-agent-175017 4586a65e-c8ff-363c-b943-a9a0036df509 Ferdinand I (1914-27) reference term-108831 adlib-term-108831 c0b8115a-240d-38b8-97a1-17bca1fe4e29 Bucharest reference term-40365 adlib-term-40365 d79c75c2-da7b-3187-918e-f7a374e04005 bronze Diameter mm 36.4 Weight g 22.28 reference media-211458 adlib-media-211458 b7c33d6b-2d74-3ddc-b225-d5bb162f91a8 jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1472_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 683 1742599816237 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/mid_CM_1472_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 750 width pixels 500 1742599816237 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1472_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 683 1742599816237 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/preview_CM_1472_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 375 width pixels 250 1742599816237 1 image 0 media image reference media-211459 adlib-media-211459 9e0b0881-745e-3271-8b2d-d07d974dcda0 jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1472_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 683 1742599692787 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/mid_CM_1472_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 750 width pixels 500 1742599692787 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1472_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 683 1742599692787 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/preview_CM_1472_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 375 width pixels 250 1742599692787 1 image 1 media image reference term-123089 adlib-term-123089 6fed9e33-435d-3763-8b30-1b91d11e888d Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18 denomination reference term-98222 adlib-term-98222 b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50e medals series reference term-108659 adlib-term-108659 cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2 Military subseries reference term-121505 adlib-term-121505 2e81c250-92d5-316d-91aa-00fac16ca36b Romania subsubseries history note Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Baldwin before 1928 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 508-511 reference publication-5886 adlib-publication-5886 a6056c29-399c-38dd-9710-5b3f2d44b8a6 British Battles and Medals 7th edn reference publication-5910 adlib-publication-5910 0d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9 British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)

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