Waterloo Medal Miniature Orders The first awards of this

The first awards of this MM were made during the Korean War although often awards announced in the name of The Queen resulted in a recipient recieving the medal with the head of King George VI

The France and Germany Star was awarded to British and Commonwealth forces who took part in operations in North-West Europe between 6 June 1944 (D-Day) and 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day)

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This was the longest running operation in the history of UK forces

Waterloo Medal Miniature Orders The first awards of thisProbably the single most important medal in British medallic history. This medal was awarded for the battle of Waterloo and Quatre Bras and Ligny. This was the first medal to be named to the recipient around the rim, awarded to all ranks, awarded to next of kin of those killed and issued very shortly after the battle itself. Around 38,000 medals were awarded. This example features the original style suspension as issued although many recipients