▁her ▁colon ies ▁and ▁domin ions . ▁The ▁medal , ▁never ▁awarded ▁sing ly , ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁all ▁those ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁who ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁ ▁or ▁the ▁British ▁War ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Institution ▁The ▁Vict ory ▁Medal , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Inter - Al lied ▁Vict ory ▁Medal , ▁was ▁instit uted ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁Al lied ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁War , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁a ▁recommendation ▁of ▁an ▁inter - al lied ▁committee ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁award ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁medal ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁veter ans ▁by ▁each ▁al lied ▁country ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁mass ▁exchange ▁of ▁campaign ▁med als . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁rib bon ▁and ▁variations ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁medal ▁design ▁and ▁word ing ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁were ▁adopted ▁by ▁Belg ium , ▁Brazil , ▁Cuba , ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁France , ▁Greece , ▁Italy , ▁Japan , ▁Poland , ▁Portugal , ▁Roman ia , ▁S iam , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁her ▁colon ies ▁and ▁domin ions ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁med als ▁dep ict ▁the ▁Wing ed ▁Vict ory , ▁a ▁female ▁wing ed ▁figure ▁representing ▁N ike , ▁the ▁myth ological ▁Greek ▁god dess ▁of ▁victory . ▁A ▁particular ▁form ▁of ▁N ike ▁or ▁her ▁Roman ▁equivalent ▁Victoria ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁each ▁nation ▁for ▁its ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁medal , ▁except ▁by ▁Japan ▁and ▁S iam , ▁where ▁the ▁concept ▁of