Allied Victory Medal

The allied victory medal was given in 1919 to service men and women to celebrate the victory of the allied forces over the central powers (the allied forces included Britain, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Australia and many more). Each of the Allied nation had there own medal with different designs but all used the same type of ribbon. The allied victory medal that the Australians received was issued by Great Britain. The medal was given to personal who war on duty between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 and was given to approximately 225 000 Australians.

The medals were bronze with one side of it having a winged figure and the other side having “The great war for civilisation 1914-1919” engraved on it. The engraved text was surrounded in a laurel wreath. The medal was 36mm and was made out of zinc and copper.

The Allied Victory Medal was issued to 5.75 million service men and women, which means that it is a common medal and was not for a specific achievement but rather to acknowledge that they fought in the war.