Crimea War Medal 1854

Awarded to John Sheppard VC. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Below "1854". Reverse: Victory flying (R) crowning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (L) with shield and short sword. Inscribed: "CRIMEA" (vertical, L) suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Bar: "SEBASTOPOL" Inscription on edge: "J. Shepherd Bs Mate H.M.S. St. Jean d'Acre"

Object Details

ID: MED2360
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin
Events: Crimean War, 1854-1856
Date made: 1854
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm