This medal distributed to Australian school children to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 that formally ended of World War One. The medal was designed by Douglas Richardson and distributed by the Department of Defence.

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Obverse – An Australian soldier and sailor support a shield, above which is the rising sun and the word VICTORY. The shield bears the legend THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE THE PEACE OF 1919.		Reverse – Victory standing, arms spread, and with billowing clothing. Below her is the legend PEACE 1919 AUSTRALIA.

Transferred from National Gallery of Victoria, 1976