Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company National Emergency Medal 1926, bronze, the obverse featuring Britannia seated holding laurel branch and shield, with the emblems of England, Wales, and Scotland above, and the inscription ‘For Service in National Emergency May 1926’ to side, the reverse showing three females holding up two railway locomotives, with the inscription ‘Largitas Muneris Salus Reipublicae’ below (BHM. 4210), in fitted box of issue, extremely fine £30-40

These medals were struck by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company for presentation to those volunteers who had given service to the company during the General Strike, 3-12 May 1926, and were presented together with an accompanying letter of thanks. The initial letters of the Latin inscription on the reverse (which translates as ‘The immensity of the task, the well-being of the country’) spells out L.M.S.R.

Sold with accompanying letter of thanks from the President of the Executive of the L.M. & S.R. Co., dated Euston Station, January 1927, and named to ‘W. P. Scott, Esq.’