United Kingdom: The King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom. Instituted 1945

A contemporary miniature medal

Reference 'British Gallantry Awards' (Abbott & Tamplin, 1981), an estimated 3200 x King's Medals For Courage in the Cause of Freedom were issued to allies and foreign nationals, this included awards to indigenous recipients in North Borneo, Sarawak. Thailand and other Asian recipients

Most awards were made to European and United States recipients, and in particular those employed / engaged in clandestine activities, special operations and resistance, as well as giving assistance to British and British Empire prisoners of war, and evaders

The medal fitted with a good bright clean long length of silk riband

Scarce seen

Condition: EF

Code: 25403