WW2 Lion and Eagle/Serpent Monster British Service Medal collars A fine vintage gold toothpick

A fine vintage gold toothpick pendant dating from the 1960s

Old Mine Cut Diamonds - 1

and another in the 1950s and '60s when teenagers collected - or were given - charms to mark significant events in their lives

The backs are domed to accommodate the deep cut of the stones

According to Fairbairn's Book of Crests

WW2 Lion and Eagle/Serpent Monster British Service Medal collars A fine vintage gold toothpickDATE: WW2, c. 1945 A War Medal awarded to full time personnel of the Armed Forces of the British Commonwealth for service during the Second World War, plus a few categories of civilians (war correspondents and civil air transport crews who flew in operational theatres). The obverse depicts a lion trampling a monster with an eagle head and a snake head, and the scaly body, tail, and claws of a dragon, while the reverse displays a portrait of King