King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom.
Condition: edge-bruise at 6 o’clock, Very Fine.
Introduced to acknowledge acts of courage by foreign civilians or members of the armed services "in the furtherance of the British Commonwealth in the Allied cause" during the Second World War. Like its First World War counterpart, it was intended mainly to reward those who had assisted British escapees in enemy-occupied territories. About 3200 medals were issued.
