or as a respectful replacement for a lost original

Awarded less frequently than the other issues of the DSM

The criteria was not made retrospective

Each medal is British made in the same factories that produced the original wartime medals

George Medal Miniature Campaign_World War II or as a respectful replacementInstituted in 1940 for rewarding acts of outstanding gallantry deemed not suitable for the award of the George Cross. To date approximately 2000 medals have been awarded and 27 second award bars. Although the awards have been split fairly evenly across the Military and Civilians it is perhaps today more often awarded to Military Personnel, particularly Bomb Disposal, EOD work as well as intelligence work by special forces. The last award of a bar was