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Victoria Cross - view of front
Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom
Victoria cross medal posthumously awarded to Acting Flight Sergeant Arthur Aaron. This medal is part of a set of five medals awarded to Arthur Aaron.
The medal is in the form of a bronze cross. The ribbon is plain crimson.
Obverse: a lion standing guard on the royal crown with the words 'FOR VALOUR' on a semi-circular scroll.
Reverse: a circular panel inside which is engraved the date of the act for which the decoration was awarded: 1st NOVEMBER 1943.The reverse of the suspender is engraved with: 1458181 ACT. F/SGT. A.L.AARON. R.A.F. No.218 SQUADRON.
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Details
- Title: Victoria Cross - view of front
- Date Created: 1943
- Physical Dimensions: object height: 90mm, object width (of all 5 medals): 160mm
- Provenance: Arthur Aaron's Victoria Cross, and his other four medals, were given to Leeds City Museum by his parents in 1953.
- Subject Keywords: Numismatics, Numismatics
- Type: Military medal
- Medium: metal, bronze, textile, silk
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