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piece : obverse design : Britannia, standing, facing left, helmeted, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and supporting a trident
with her left. She stands upon a rock beside a lion. In the background, left, a warship and, right, a merchant vessel. In the sky an
airship and aeroplane
piece : obverse text : "THE SURE SHIELD" (upper edge)
piece : exergue : "1914-1919"
piece : reverse design : wreath, formed from two branches of laurel, enclosing five lines of text
piece : reverse design : "SEA SERVICES COMMEMORATION 4TH.AUGUST 1914-1919" | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Peace Celebrations [mercantile marine] Commemorative (Sea Services) & 4/8/1919 Royal Navy commemorative British & River Pageant | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Leslie, W H | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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