dead man's penny

Definitions

Synonym of death penny.

World-War-I, informal

Examples

“Nonetheless, the "Dead Man's Pennies" in private or public collections, museums and national archives, are a constant reminder of the ultimate price paid by the men and women of the armed services during the Great War of 1914–1918”

“Individual memories could be served by medals, commemorative plaques—such as the 'dead man's penny' issued in Britain—or honour scrolls.”

“One woman in London's East End⟳ had thirteen sets of medals and thirteen dead men's pennies on display in her front window by the end⟳ of the war.”

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