Second China War Medal 1857-60
Awarded to Captain William Henry Fawckner (1829-1914). Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (left) Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: 'ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM'. Exergue: 'CHINA'. Bars: 'CANTON 1857'; 'TAKU FORTS 1858'. Fitted with a cusped bar and a crimson ribbon. The medal is mounted on a bar with four other medals, in fitted wooden box.
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Object Details
ID: | MED2254 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wyon, William |
Events: | Second Opium War, 1857-1860 |
Date made: | 1860 |
People: | Fawckner, William Henry |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 36 mm |
Parts: | Second China War Medal 1857-60 |