The Anzac Commemorative Medal

• Time Period: The Great War
• Year of Institution: 1967
• Country: Australia

The Anzac Commemorative Medallion was instituted in 1967 and awarded to surviving members of the Australian forces who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, or in direct support of the operations from close offshore. The time frame is any time during the period from the first Anzac Day in April 1915 to the date of final evacuation in January 1916.

Next of kin, or other entitled persons, are entitled to receive the medallion on behalf of their relatives if the medallion has not been issued.

The Anzac Commemorative Medallion Design

The medal is cast in bronze and measures approximately 75 millimeters high and 50 millimeters wide.

The obverse depicts Simpson and his donkey carrying a wounded soldier to safety. It is bordered on the lower half by a laurel wreath above the word ANZAC. The reverse shows a map in relief of Australia and New Zealand superimposed by the Southern Cross. The lower half is bordered by New Zealand fern leaves.

Surviving members were also issued with a lapel badge in the form of a small replica of the medallion to recognise their Gallipoli service.

The name and initials of the recipient is engraved on the reverse. The medallion is issued in a presentation box.