Dead Man's Penny

[Guest FLIGHT LIEUTENANT]

I have my Uncle Edward's Memorial Plaque.

It has a 39 by the left hind leg, a large EC with smaller DP in front of right forepaw and a W within a circle stamped on the back.

Judging from previous queries, the 39 is the Batch Number, the W on the reverse is the Woolwich foundry, but what does the ECDP stand for?

[Guest Pete Wood]

Welcome to the forum.

The letters you can see are, in fact:

ECrP which stand for Edward Carter Preston (1885 - 1965). He was the Liverpool medallist/sculptor/artist who, as Pyramus, won the national competition to design the memorial plaque; the entrants could not compete using their real names.

The winner was allowed to have his/her initials placed on the plaques. ECrP also designed many other medals for the armed services.

[Guest Ian Bowbrick]

ECrP also designed many other medals for the armed services.

Such as?

Thanks - Ian

[303man]

Queens Korea, Africa General Service Medal 1902-56 (look at the design of this and compare with plaque almost identical) The War Medal 1939-45 To name a few

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

& Probably most notably & with the longest life span to date for a Twentieth Century Campaign medal},the General Service Medal 1918~62/[2004 ]Reverse.