Canada, United Kingdom. Two First War Commemorative Medals

Item #GB7308

$90
Canada: First War Commemorative War Duration Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a woman representing Victory, standing in a battlefield, extending her right arm and holding a laurel branch, inscribed "PEACE" below, reverse inscribed "WORLD WAR BEGAN AUGUST 1st 1914 CANADA ENT'D AUG. 7th 1914 WAR ENDED NOV. 11th 1918. MEDAL" above a maple leaf flanked by crossed Canadian flags, measuring 35.8 mm x 39 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, with victory ribbon); and United Kingdom: First War Commemorative Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a standing woman representing victory, extending her right arm and holding a laurel wreath, her left arm raised and holding a statue, with leafing in the background, reverse illustrating leafing and floral motifs framing the centre portion that is designed to be engraved but is un-named, engraver's initials at the base, measuring 40 mm (w) x 45.5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, with its frayed original ribbon). Together, very fine.