All the Victory Medals from WW1

All the WW1 Inter-Allied Victory Medals

The Victory Medal (or Inter-Allied Victory Medal) was awarded to anyone who had been mobilized in any of the fighting services and having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November 1918.

The medal was originally designed by William McMillan and adopted by Great Britain first, then BelgiumBrazilCubaCzechoslovakiaFranceGreeceItalyJapanPortugalRomaniaSiamUnion of South Africa and the USA.

Each allied nation would design a ‘Victory Medal’ for award to their own nationals. All issues had certain common features, such as the ribbon, and showed a similar design (a winged figure of Victory on the obverse). Two countries, however, had very distinct designs: Siam and Japan.

The Different Designs of the WW1 Inter-Allied Victory

In terms of collecting, the Inter-Allied Victory medals make for a great group, but a few of them (like the Brazil and Siam issues) are extremely difficult to find, and there are a lot of counterfeit ones around. Still, if you want to take a look at what’s available keep scrolling and you’ll see some auctions (you’ll need to have your adBlock disabled).

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