Medal commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897
Medal commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897. Brass cross pattée fitted with a loop and with a separate pressed brass crown. Obverse: In the centre the head of Queen Victoria. On the arms of the cross (top) the cypher 'VRI' between flags (left) '1837' (right) '1897' (bottom) 'VICTORIA THE GOOD'. Reverse: Crown in centre with inscription on each arm of cross. Inscription (centre): '1897'. Arms: 'TO COMMEMORATE THE 60TH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF H . M . QUEEN VICTORIA'. In box with MEC3020.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC3021 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1896-1897 |
Date made: | 1897 |
People: | Queen Victoria |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |
Parts: | Medal commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897 |