# Inter-Allied Victory Medal (Greece)

The Inter-Allied Victory Medal (Greek: Διασυμμαχικόν Μετάλλιον της Νίκης) is a campaign medal issued by Greece, commemorating the Allied victory in the First World War.

## Greek award

The medal is the Greek version of a common design used among all Allied nations, following a proposal made by Marshal Ferdinand Foch, who was supreme commander of the Allied Forces during the war. In Greece, the medal was instituted by Law 2481 on 22 September 1920 (O.S.).
Each medal, in bronze, has the same diameter (36 mm) and ribbon (double rainbow), but with a national design representing a winged Victory. The Greek version of the medal was designed by Henry-Eugène Nocq.
It features an ancient Greek-style Victory on the obverse, and on the reverse the circular inscription Ο ΜΕΓΑΣ ΥΠΕΡ ΤΟΥ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ 1914—1918 ('The Great War for Civilisation, 1914–1918') around the edge, and in the centre a list of the Allied nations, under the title ΣΥΜΜΑΧΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΤΑΙΡΟΙ ('Allies and Partners'). It was widely awarded to Greek military personnel that fought for at least three months, or was wounded in action, not only in the First World War, but also in the Allies' Southern Russia intervention, and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922.

## International award

Inter-Allied Victory Medal by Country :
| Country | Designer | Manufacturer | Number issued | Established by |
| Belgium | Paul Du Bois (1859–1938) | ----- | 300,000–350,000 | Royal Decree from 15 July 1919 |
| Brazil [Wikidata] | Jorge Soubre [fr] (1890–1934) | Casa da Moeda - Rio de Janeiro | approximately 2,500 | Decree nr. 16074 from 22 June 1923 |
| Cuba [Wikidata] | Charles Charles | Etablissements Chobillon | 6,000–7,000 | Decree nr. 905 from 10 June 1922 |
| Czechoslovakia [cz] | Otakar Španiel (1881–1955) | Kremnice Mint | approximately 89,500 | Decree from 27 July 1920 |
| France | Pierre-Alexandre Morlon [fr] (1878–1951) | Monnaie de Paris | approximately 2,000,000 | Law from 20 July 1922 |
| France | Charles Charles | Etablissements Chobillon | ----- | Law from 20 July 1922 |
| France | M. Pautot and Louis Octave Mattei | ----- | ----- | Law from 20 July 1922 |
| Greece | Henry-Eugène Nocq (1868–1944) | V. Canale | approximately 200,000 | Law from 22 September 1920 |
| Italy | Gaetano Orsolini (1884–1954) | Sacchini-Milano S.Johnson-Milano F.M.Lorioli & Castelli-Milano | approximately 2,000,000 | Royal Decree nr. 1918 from 16 December 1920 |
| Japan | Shokichi Hata | Osaka Mint | approximately 700,000 | Imperial Edict nr 406 from 17 September 1920 |
| Poland | .... Vlaitov | Mint Kremnica | ----- | |
| Portugal [pt] | João Da Silva (1880–1960) | Da Costa | approximately 100,000 | Decree from 15 July 1919 |
| Romania | Constantin Kristescu (1871–1928) | La Maison Arthus-Bertrand | approximately 300,000 | Royal Decree nr 3390 from 20 July 1921 |
| Siam (Thailand) [th] | Itthithepsan Kritakara [th] (1890–1935) | ----- | approximately 1,500 | |
| South Africa | William McMillan (1887–1977) | Woolwich Arsenal | approximately 75,000 | Decree from 1 September 1919 |
| United Kingdom | William McMillan (1887–1977) | Woolwich Arsenal Wright & Son | 6,334,522 plus | Decree from 1 September 1919 |
| United States | James Earle Fraser (1876–1953) | Arts Metal Works Inc. S.G.Adams Stamp & Stationary Co. Jos. Mayer Inc. | approximately 2,500,000 | General Order nr 48 from 9 April 1919 of the Department of War |
| Source unless otherwise indicated: Alexander J. Laslo (1986). The Interallied Victory Medals of World War I. Albuquerque: Dorado Publishing. ISBN 0961732008. Notes 1 2 Unofficial type. ↑ On the obverse the winged figure of Victory was replaced by Takemikazuchi, the war god in Japanese mythology. ↑ For reasons still not known, Poland did not proceed with the manufacture of the medal at their mint. The medal shows a clearly visible “MK” (Mint Kremnica). The medal may possibly be an unofficial strike by a veterans’ group. ↑ The text on the reverse is in English and Dutch. ↑ Awarded not only to British combatants but as well to those from the dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and those from the Empire of India. |||||||