Australia. Two First War Peace Medals 1919 GTRexclude It has not been cleaned

It has not been cleaned since its arrival from a Canadian vets family and exhibits some residue on its surface

surrounded by two intertwined branches of thorns above

Fowles was posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion at the Central Ontario Regimental Depot

the obverse presents an embossed edelweiss and “55 GRÜNDUNGS U

Australia. Two First War Peace Medals 1919 GTRexclude It has not been cleaned1. Silver Grade; 2. Bronze Grade. Footnote: Of the commemorative medals issued to mark the end of the First World War, the most common was the so called "Peace" of "Victory" medal issued to every child in Australia aged 0 14 years (and aged up to 16 if parents were in the armed forces). The medal was designed by Charles Douglas Richardson, better known for his work as a sculptor. Time constraints, as well as pressure from the production of other