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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. Inscription "CRIMEA" (vertical, L) Ribbon missing. Bar: "SEBASTOPOL". Uninscribed. Awarded to Petty Officer Henry Roberts.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0067 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin |
| Events: | Crimean War: Siege of Sebastopol,1854-1855 |
| Date made: | 1854 |
| People: | Roberts, Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |