The Medal for Colonial War Effort 1940-1945This medal was instituted on 30 January 1947 and could not be awarded together with the African War Medal. Only the medal for which the recipient served for the longer time was awarded.
The bronze medal's reverse is entirely plain while the obverse has, underneath the war years 1940-1945, the text "PRO PATRIA / VICTORIA" (Victory for the Nation).
Recipients are mainly public servants, magistrates, women volunteers, clergy, police officers etc. but also other civilians, which honourably served minimum one year between 10 May 1940 and 7 May 1945.
Variation 1 : close up of the front
classification : B023-01 full size medal high mounting
Variation 1 : close up of the front
classification : B023-01
Variation 1 : close up of the front
classification : B023-01 wide date variation
Variation 2 : close up of the font
classification : B023-02 full size medal wide mounting
Variation 2 : close up of the front
classification B023-02 little stripes in star
Variation 2: close up of the back
classification B023-02 text not so clear
Variation 3: close up of the front
classification B023-03 full size medal wide mounting
