Jubilee Medal, Queen Victoria 1887

Awarded to Adm of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby. Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria (L) Legend: "VICTORIA D.G. REGINA ET IMPERATRIX F.D." Reverse: Within a wreath of roses, shamrocks and thistles surmounted by the Imperial crown. Inscription: "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA 21 JUNE 1887". Fitted with a loop & ring & a blue ribbon with two white stripes. Mounted on a bar with two other medals in fitted case which is numbered ZBA8035.

Object Details

ID: MED1895
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Jubilee medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Emptmeyer, Clemens
Events: Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1887
Date made: 1897
People: Hornby, Geoffrey Thomas Phipps
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 30 mm