Medal - Clean Hands Campaign

Medal - Clean Hands Campaign - obverseMedal - Clean Hands Campaign - reverse

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Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King George V (1910-1936)
Type Promotional items › Membership token
Year 1926
Composition Copper
Weight 4.35 g
Diameter 20.70 mm
Thickness 1.71 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
65049

Obverse

Inverted triangle and legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PRO
VALETUDINE

Translation:
FOR
HEALTH

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIFEBUOY
FOR
MERIT
Clean Hands Campaign

Edge

Plain

Medal - Clean Hands Campaign -  obverse

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Comments

Lever Brothers launched their Clean Hands campaign in 1926 to educate the public about the importance of hand washing to defend against disease and poor hygiene.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1926) 

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