1946 F.A. Cup winner's bronze medal awarded to a Derby County player, obverse with the FA three lion shield flanked by two footballers, reverse inscr
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1946 F.A. Cup winner's bronze medal awarded to a Derby County player, obverse with the FA three lion shield flanked by two footballers, reverse inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS, of circular form, diameter 32mm., weight 18gr., in associated case The original recipient of this medal is unknown. The 1946 F.A. Cup Final was the first after the competition's suspension during the Second World War. There was a shortage of gold at this time and the winning players medals could only be struck in bronze. Later the F.A. did commission gold medals which were presented retrospectively, but the current example is one of the original bronze medals awarded on the day. Derby County defeated Charlton Athletic 4-1, at Wembley, 27th April 1946.