National Service Medal (United Kingdom)
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The National Service Medal is a recently issued unofficial commemorative medal sponsored by the Royal British Legion.
The medal is issued to purchasers who served as National Service
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for the United Kingdom between 1939 and 1960. Some of the proceeds from sale of the medals goes to the poppy appeal.
figure on one side and servicemen on the other. The coloured bands on the ribbon represent the colours of the Union Jack and the Royal British Legion.
The medal is issued to purchasers who served as National Service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
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Conscription in the United Kingdom
Conscription in the United Kingdom has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1919, the second was from 1939 to 1960, with the last conscripted soldiers leaving the service in 1963...
for the United Kingdom between 1939 and 1960. Some of the proceeds from sale of the medals goes to the poppy appeal.
Description
It features a lion and a BritanniaBritannia
Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the...
figure on one side and servicemen on the other. The coloured bands on the ribbon represent the colours of the Union Jack and the Royal British Legion.