Full Size Defence Medal

Green (for the fields of Britain), with a wide central orange stripe (the flames of the blitz) and two narrower black stripes either side (for those who lost their lives in the bombings). Awarded to all those who served in a military capacity in Britain, Malta and the British colonies between September 1939 and May 1945, including civilians and members of the Home Guard.

Heavy weighted replica made under license to the Ministry of Defence