WWI Memorial Plaque - Dead Man's Penny
The original plaque had a 120mm diameter and was cast in bronze. The fron shows Britannia bestowing a laurel crown on a rectangular tablet bearing the full name of the dead in rasied lettering. In front stands the British Lion, with dolphons in the upper field, an oak branch lower right, and a lion cub clutching a gallen eagle at the base. The inscription round the circumference reads HE (or SHE) DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR.
Diameter : 4.7cm
Weight : 45 grams
