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  • ID:

    2005.145/4a

  • Production date:

    1912

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Silver hunger strike medal presented to the militant suffragette Louise Lilley on her release from prison, May 1912. On one side of the medal is engraved 'Hunger Strike', on the reverse 'Louise Lilley'. The medal is attached to a ribbon in the purple/white/green colours of the WSPU. A silver bar at the top of the ribbon is engraved 'For Valour', whilst the silver bar at the bottom is engraved 'March 4th 1912', referring to the date the Hunger strike began. The medal is complete with its own original presentation box.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    H 83 mm; L 37 mm

  • Materials

    silver; textile

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

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