User:TheBestEditorInEngland/Dunbar Medal
| Dunbar Medal[1] | |
|---|---|
 The obverse of a silver Dunbar Medal | |
| Type | Campaign Medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service |
| Presented by | Commonwealth of England |
| Eligibility | All officers and other ranks of the New Model Army who participated in the Battle of Dunbar on 3rd September 1650 |
| Campaign(s) | Battle of Dunbar (3 September 1650) |
| Clasps | None |
| Established | 1650 |
| First awarded | 1651 |
The Dunbar Medal was sanctioned by Parliament in 1650 to be awarded in Gold to officers and in Silver to other ranks of the New Model Army who participated in the Battle of Dunbar on 3 September 1650. The Dunbar Medal is thought by historians and numismatists to be the first ever military medal to be eligible to every man present in a campaign or engagement, irrespective of rank. It was worn by a cord or chain around the neck.[1]
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Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Lessen 1981
References
[edit]- Lessen, Marvin (1981). "THE CROMWELL DUNBAR MEDALS BY SIMON" (PDF). British Numismatic Society. Retrieved 6 February 2021.