Medal of Honour of 2nd World War-War Medal 1939–1945

A circular silver (. 800 fine) medal, 36mm in diameter. The British issue medals were made of Cupro-nickel.
The obverse shows the crowned coinage effigy of King George VI, facing left, and the legend GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE:IMP.
The reverse shows a lion standing on the body of a double-headed dragon. The dragon's heads are those of an eagle and a dragon to signify the principal occidental and oriental enemies. At the top, just right of center are the dates 1939/1945 in two lines.
The ribbon is 1.25 inches wide and consists of 7 colored stripes: red, dark blue, white, narrow red (center), white, dark blue, and red, representing the colors of the Union Flag
The medals were issued unnamed; except those awarded to personnel of the Canadian Merchant Marine, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who served only on the RCMP schooner St. Roch, the Royal Indian Army, South African and Australian forces, which were named on the rim.
The medal was designed by Edward Carter Preston. [2]
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Medal_1939–1945