80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal
- 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal
Infobox Military Award
name=80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal
caption=Medal and ribbon
awarded_by=Australia
type= Medal
eligibility= World War I veterens
for= surviving to the 80th anniversary of the Armistice
status=
description=
clasps= None
established=27 January1999
first_award=
last_award=
total= 71
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=
higher= Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
same=
lower= Australian Sports Medal
related=
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The 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal was a commemorative medal made to commemorate the 80th anniversay of the Armistice marking the end of World War I. It is the first commemorative medal in the Australian Honours System.
A total of 71 medals were issued prior to Anzac Day (25 April) 1999, with the medal being minted in record time following its establishment in January 1999.
Description
* The 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal is a nickel-silver medal ensigned with the Crown of King George V (sovereign at the time of World War I). The obverse has a raised central replica of the Bullecourt Digger [ [http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/bullecourt/index.html Bullecourt Digger, Australians on the Western Front 1914-1918] ] . The words 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal are on the perimeter of the medal.
* The reverse of the medal shows the Federation Star over the central inscription 'Lest We Forget' surrounded by two sprays of golden wattle that cross at the base.
* The medal ribbon has a central black stripe flanked by red and black stripes. Red and black are the colours of the Flanders poppy worn as a mark of respect on Remembrance Day.
ources
* [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/medals/anniversary_armistice_remembrance_medal.cfm It's an Honour]
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