NAM.1952-11-67-10

Temperance Medal, 1893. Silver. Awarded by the Royal Army Temperance Association (Home Organisation). On the obverse: crossed batons intertwined with two sprays of Union flowers, a rose obscuring the junction of the two batons. Across the base of the batons and sprays, a scroll bearing the motto: UNION IS STRENGTH. Across the top of the batons and sprays a scroll bearing the title: ARMY TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION. The upper scroll surmounted by the Royal crest. On the reverse: plain, bearing the hallmark and a screw-head, fixed through the medal to secure the obverse design. Suspended by a fixed ring through a loose ring, through which passes a pale blue silk ribbon with white corded edges.