Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58

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Awarded to John Harrison VC. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Britannia in a helmet, a shield in her left and a wreath in her right hand. Legend: "INDIA". Exergue: "1857-1858". Bar: "LUCKNOW". Suspended from a cusped bar by a white ribbon with two scarlet stripes. Inscription on edge: "JOHN HARRISON. H.M.S.SHANNON".

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Object Details

ID:	MED2084
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	War medal
Display location:	Display - Traders Gallery
Creator:	Wyon, Leonard Charles
Events:	Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858
Date made:	1858
Exhibition:	Traders: The East India Company and Asia
People:	Harrison, Boatswain's Mate John
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	36 mm