Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840

Awarded to Admiral Sir Robert Baynes. Obverse: The head or Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with her hair tied in a knot. Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1848'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscription on the bar: 'NAVARINO'. Inscription on the edge: 'R.L.BAYNES, CMDR. R.N.' The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.

Object Details

ID: MED2417
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William
Places: Pilos
Events: Greek War of Independence, Battle of Navarino, 1827
Date made: 1848
People: Baynes, Robert Lambert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm