Baltic Medal 1854-5

Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: Britannia in a helmet holding an upright trident seated on a block ornamented with a naval gun and trophy, Russian forts of Bomarsund and Sveaborg in the distance on either side. Legend: 'BALTIC'. Exergue '1854-1855'. Suspended from a cusped bar and yellow ribbon edged with blue. Un-named. Awarded to William Owen, Captain of the Foretop 'Prince Regent'.

This medal is part of a group of medals marked ZBA4276-82.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4281
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, Leonard Charles
Events: Crimean War: Baltic Campaign, 1854-1855; Crimean War, 1854-1856
Date made: 1855
People: Owen, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 36 mm x 65 mm