Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58
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. Exegue: "1857-1858". Suspended from a cusped bar by a white ribbon with two scarlet stripes. Bars: "LUCKNOW" "RELIEF OF LUCKNOW". Inscription on edge: "W.WHITE NAVAL BRIGADE".
Object Details
ID: | ZBA1625 |
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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: | White, Walter |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 36 mm |