3. The Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, which has taken the place of one of the Volunteer medals mentioned above.
4. The Jubilee Medal.
5. The Coronation Medal.
6. The Military Cross, awarded for Distinguished and Meritorious Service.
CHAPTER X
MILITARY MEDALLIONS
General considerations—The "lost wax" process—Hadrian's medallions—Renaissance examples—Simon, the medallist—Wyon's work—Public collections—Some noted medallions described
From the days when Roman militarism dominated the world down to the present time, the deeds of successful soldiers have been commemorated by the striking of medallions. Needless to say these metal pieces, which so admirably recall the outstanding events in war and soldiery, are highly prized by antiquarians, and the labour spent in gathering together a collection of them is richly rewarded.
Medallions have been fashioned from all the usual metals, but gold, silver, copper, bronze, and lead have been generally employed. The processes followed in making them have been as numerous as the metals: ordinary casting was, at one time, the favourite method, but striking, engraving, and hand modelling have all been employed in turn. Mediæval medallists often resorted to the "lost wax"[17] process, and extremely fine work they were enabled to turn out by this means.