GREAT WAR MEDALS 1985-2025
NOVEMBER 2025 UPDATE #1

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Great War Medals was first established on 18th November 1985 so today we are celebrating our 40th Anniversary.

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THE PRICE OF SILVER...

In 1977 Robert W. Gould MBE recorded that when the silver price rose to £3 per ounce in 1974, over 1 million British War Medals were scrapped for their silver content. This medallic vandalism happened again in 1979/80 when the silver price rose to £17 per ounce and in 2011 when it peaked at over £27 per ounce.

Since 1st October 2025 the price of Sterling Silver (92.5% pure silver) has risen dramatically and briefly exceeded £40 per ounce in mid-October. This is concerning because there is an increasing risk that the British War Medal will again be targeted as a source of scrap silver.

Now, of the 6.5 million British War Medals issued after WW1, it would be interesting to know how many survive today and how many of these are still in existence as trios & pairs.

For the Royal Mint chart of silver’s historical value over time, go to: https://www.royalmint.com/silver-price

FUTURE MEDAL FAIR DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

> NEW FOREST MILITARIA FAIR - Colbury, Wednesday evening 3rd December 2025

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Great War Medals

P.O.Box 1914

Lymington

SO41 1FQ

United Kingdom

Telephone: 020 8482 1918