Waterloo Medal Miniature Category_Miniature Medal Mounting Swords cross through the angles

Swords cross through the angles of the star and where they meet they are surmounted with a scroll bearing the date 1914 above which is a smaller scroll bearing the date Aug and a similar scroll below bearing Nov with a plain reverse

Awarded to recognise both military and some types of civilian service

Each medal is British made in the same historic factories that produced the original wartime medals

For female casualties

This is the 2nd type OBE awarded from 1936 and is awarded to the present date

Waterloo Medal Miniature Category_Miniature Medal Mounting Swords cross through the anglesProbably 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