Crimea War Medal 1854

Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Below "1854". Reverse: Victory flying (R) crowning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (L) with shield and short sword. Inscribed "CRIMEA" (vertical, L). Suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Fitted to a pin brooch as worn. Inscription on edge: "MR. W. WALKER, CHIEF ENGINEER ON BOARD THE OTTOMAN SS.FEZI BAHRI".

Object Details

ID: MED0065
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin
Events: Crimean War, 1854-1856
Vessels: Fezi Bahri fl.1854 (Ottoman screw ship)
Date made: 1854
People: Walker, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm