Southern Railway 9ct gold 50 years LONG SERVICE MEDAL. Enamelled face with Southern Railway Coat of Arms and engraved on the back E. MERCER 1889-1939, hallmarked .375 and assay mark for Birmingham. The recipient spent all his working life at Ashford Carriage and Wagon Works as an upholsterer and after retirement carried on as a cobbler working from home. He passed away in 1974. In excellent condition and in original case.