1926 LMS Railway General Strike Medal With Original Letter And Box

Rare complete named LMS National Emergency Medal group awarded to George Saunders of Dublin following the 1926 General Strike. Includes original medal, signed 1927 presentation letter and original addressed postal box.

Rare 1926 LMS (London Midland and Scottish Railway) National Emergency Medal complete with its original presentation letter and addressed postal box.

Awarded to my great grandfather, whose name appears on both the official letter and original mailing box.

The medal was issued by the LMS Railway to commemorate the service of staff and volunteers who helped keep the railway operating during the UK General Strike and National Emergency of May 1926.

Details:

* Original bronze LMS National Emergency Medal
* Original presentation letter dated January 1927
* Original postal presentation box addressed to George Saunders, Dublin
* Family provenance from original recipient
* Designed by Ernest Gillick
* Struck by The Royal Mint
* Diameter 51mm
* Weight 63.3g
* Only 7,370 medals were struck

Obverse features Britannia with the inscription:

“For Service In National Emergency May 1926”

Reverse features three allegorical female figures supporting railway locomotives and the motto:

“Largitas Muneris Salus Reipublicae”

(Generosity of Service is the Salvation of the Commonwealth)

An unusual and historically significant railway, labour history and General Strike collectible, especially with the original letter, box and named recipient.

Collection preferred