British War Medal, 1914-18 - Coin Community Forum

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cjspearsdog Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 12:13 am Does anyone know how to tell what these are made of? Silver or Bronze? Weight? Report this Post to the Staff

cjspearsdog Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 01:43 am I read somewhere that there is over an oz. of silver in these. Can that actually be true? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 06:31 am Yes. The British War Medal given to combat soldiers contains 1 troy ounce of silver; it weighs slightly more than that because it is made of sterling silver (.925 fine). The medals given to non-combatant auxiliaries - mainly Indian and Chinese labourers - were made of bronze. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
cjspearsdog Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 10:49 am wow, thanks for the info. I picked one up yesterday for $2. not to bad I would say. Report this Post to the Staff
Rdwarrior Valued Member United States 266 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 11:03 am Check along the edge, they are normally engraved with the name and unit of the guy it was awarded to. Report this Post to the Staff
Bas S Warwick Pillar of the Community New Zealand 526 Posts	Posted 09/23/2017 06:15 am Picked up one of these medals today - rim condition is poor but name is still visible. PTE W E WRIGHT SRD S ? H Report this Post to the Staff
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