Gilded medallion with perforated suspension loop. Carried by a soldier during World War 1. [SM 17/02/2011]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gilded medallion with perforated suspension loop. Carried by a soldier during World War 1. [SM 17/02/2011]
Long description: Gilded medallion with perforated suspension loop. Carried by a soldier during World War 1. The medallion has St George riding a horse, spearing a dragon, on one surface and a boat with sails and rigging on the back. The medallion has the inscription: "ST GEORGIVS EQVITVM PATRONVS MADE IN FRANCE" on the front and "INTEMPESTATE SECURITAS" written on the back. [SM 17/02/2011]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Person: Field collector Edward Lovett; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1918
Date collected: By 1933
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Process Stamped, Process Perforated, Process Gilded
Dimensions: Diameter: max 27 mm, Length: max 32 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.51.395 Other numbers: A 176475 AM C lot 175