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Crimea War Medal 1854
Crimea War Medal presented to Benjamin Bradshaw (1819-1908).
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Below '1854'.
Reverse: Victory flying (right) crowning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (left) with shield and short sword. Inscription: 'CRIMEA'. The medal is suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Bars: 'SEBASTOPOL'. Inscription on edge: 'BENJAMIN BRADSHAW'.
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Below '1854'.
Reverse: Victory flying (right) crowning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (left) with shield and short sword. Inscription: 'CRIMEA'. The medal is suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Bars: 'SEBASTOPOL'. Inscription on edge: 'BENJAMIN BRADSHAW'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2352 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin |
| Events: | Crimean War: Siege of Sebastopol,1854-1855; Crimean War, 1854-1856 |
| Date made: | 1854 |
| People: | Bradshaw, Benjamin; Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |