Curious LGSC naming layout?

[bigjarofwasps]

This medal is currently up on EBay.

Thought the positioning of the rank curious.
 

Has anyone else come across it’s like before? 

[dpk]

I also noticed this- not only the placement of 'Const' is unusual (never seen it there), the quality of the impressed letters seems rough. It may be the light or condition of the medal but the impressions seem to be a little rough or 'jagged' on their edges- all others I have seen are a smooth and almost polished look. The earlier cupro-silver or cupro-nickel versions still haved a very smooth naming style while the later rhodium-plated versions are almost mirror-polished.  Have attached images of a rhodium and cupro version for comparison.

Is it possible the ebay offering is an unnamed version acquired by someone and later named, or a dodgy offering?

[bigjarofwasps]

On 12/01/2021 at 09:35, dpk said:

I also noticed this- not only the placement of 'Const' is unusual (never seen it there), the quality of the impressed letters seems rough. It may be the light or condition of the medal but the impressions seem to be a little rough or 'jagged' on their edges- all others I have seen are a smooth and almost polished look. The earlier cupro-silver or cupro-nickel versions still haved a very smooth naming style while the later rhodium-plated versions are almost mirror-polished.  Have attached images of a rhodium and cupro version for comparison.

Is it possible the ebay offering is an unnamed version acquired by someone and later named, or a dodgy offering?

 

 

I’m wonder now whether this medal was perhaps an Australian Police LSGC issued between 1956-75?

 

The crude type of engraving being perhaps burr engraving? 

 

Clive Johnson book Australian's Awarded that this medal could be either impressed when gazetted and issued by the UK but with initials and surname.  He goes on the say more commonly when awarded locally (in Australia) it will be burr engraved with initials surname and sometimes rank.