Victoria Cross Replica Miniature Medal

This medal is a reproduction mini Victoria Cross.

Introduced as the premier award for gallantry, available to all ranks, to cover all actions since the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854. Of the 1,354 awards given since 1856, 832 have gone to the Army, 107 to the Royal Navy, 31 to the Royal Air Force, ten to the Royal Marines and four to civilians. The medal is 17mm wide, made from lead-free pewter and is bronze plated.

The card has a colour painting of the D-Day landing with allied troops on the beaches of Normandy on the front and historical information on the back.