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British Empire, 1919, Mercantile Marine (First World) War Medal (1914-18), King George V, Bronze (Polished), Awarded to "A.S. Fernandes.", Obv: Mackennal profile of King George V facing left, legend around "GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:", Rev: a steamship ploughing through an angry sea, with a sinking submarine and a sailing vessel in the background, the whole enclosed in a laurel wreath, legend "FOR.WAR.SERVICE MERCANTILE.MARINE .1914-1918.", with bar, engraved on the edge "A.S. FERNANDES.", 27.95g, 36.37mm, (MYB 2007 # 169), about extremely fine.
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