British miniature medals

Good afternoon gents,

I have seen a couple of threads concerning this subject but none seemed suitable to add to. Also, whils the pieces I show here are WWI I deliberately left that out of the title to encourage members to add minis from other periods. Miniature medals feature prominently in many military forces and especially so in the British.

I post these now as the centenary of the end of the Great War is almost upon us.

Certainly with British miniatures the quality of modern pieces is nothing compared to earlier ones especially the early 20th century.

1. A 1914 - 15 trio (1914 - 15 Star, Britsh War Medal and Victory Medal) in a presentation case.
As miniatures are usually only worn in Mess Kit they tend not to have been owned by junior ranks (there are exceptions in some regiments) unless for wear at a formal occasion in a dinner suit. So, with this set being marked for a supplier in Glasgow it is not unreasonable to assume this was owned by an officer or senior NCO of a Scottish regiment.


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