Medal, British Prisoners of War Fund, Great Britain, early 1940s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 1940s
British Prisoners of War Fund Medal, World War II, belonging to Mrs Gabrielle Enthoven. The British Prisoners of War Fund Medal was part of Mrs Enthoven's personal collection. The Fund, established during World War II, was a voluntary organisation which sent books and games to prisoners of war held in Germany and Italy.
British Prisoners of War Fund Medal, enamelled metal, with, centre, five-petalled pale blue flower with gold metallic centre and a gold dot in each petal, around which is a dark blue garter with, in gold, the inscription 'FOR ALL PRISONERS & CAPTIVES'. Blank on reverse. On a blue grosgrain ribbon with a gilt metal band and a pin.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Enamelled metal with cotton ribbon
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.8 cm; Diameter: 2.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O1468095
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- S.593-2018
- Museum system number
- O1468095
Catalogue references
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