British, WW2, 1939–1945, Defence & War Medal Pair, with Original Ribbons, MOD Box and Compliment Slip

*British, WW2, 1939–1945, Defence & War Medal Pair, with Original Ribbons, MOD Box and Compliment Slip*

A WWII medal pair comprising:

• The Defence Medal (1939–1945) – awarded for non-operational military and certain types of civil defence service during WWII. The obverse bears the crowned effigy of King George VI; the reverse shows the Royal Arms flanked by two lions with the dates "1939" and "1945" above.

• The War Medal (1939–1945) – issued to all full-time personnel of the Armed Forces wherever they served, provided they completed 28 days of service. The reverse features a lion standing on a double-headed dragon symbolising the Axis powers.

Both medals are mounted with original, full-length ribbons and presented with their original Ministry of Defence card box (approx. 5.7cm x 8.5cm x 1cm), which bears a printed crown emblem. Also included is a MOD compliments slip (Form 195) from the RAF Personnel Management Centre, Innsworth, Gloucester, and a small ribbon identification guide slip.

*Condition*
Medals in good, clean condition with light age wear; ribbons show minor fraying to edges. Box has age-related wear, scuffs and discolouration. Ephemera intact with slight creasing.
Please see photographs as part of the condition report.

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