Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1848

Awarded to Chief Petty Officer John Midgeley RN. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: Within a knotted rope starboard broadside view of a ship of the line at anchor. Legend: 'FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT'. Suspended from a bar and dark blue ribbon edged with white. Inscribed on edge: 'JOHN MIDGLAY (sic) Served 39 1/2 Years in the R.N. and 7 in the Merchant Service'. Mounted on a bar with four others MED2586-2590.

Object Details

ID: MED2589
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Long service award
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William
People: Midgeley, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm