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) crwoning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (L) with shield and short sword. Inscription "CRIMEA" (vertical, L) Suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Bar: "SEBASTOPOL". Inscription on edge: "G. JOHNSON, COMMANDER H.M.S. APOLLO".

Object Details

ID: MED0070
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
Vessels: Apollo (1805)
Date made: 1854
People: Johnson, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm