United Kingdom. A Wings for Victory National Savings Campaign Commemorative Plaque, 1943 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: The medal was instituted

Footnote: The medal was instituted on July 4

1884 in Würzburg (Bavaria)

Constructed of white machine embroidery

given under my hand in the city of Washington this 28th day of May 1951

1941 version

United Kingdom. A Wings for Victory National Savings Campaign Commemorative Plaque, 1943 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: The medal was institutedAn ivory coloured, moulded bakelite, large rectangular plaque inscribed PER ARDUA AD ASTRA at the top, displaying a naked warrior armed with a sword about to slay a three headed monster, and the text WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN 1943 PRESENTED BY THE AIR MINISTRY IN RECOGNITION OF SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT IN WINGS FOR VICTORY WEEK below, and an RAF crowned wing at the bottom. The reverse is plain, with vertical boning like ridges to support the weight, and a