Sea Gallantry Medal 1841-49 (Foreign Services)

Obverse: Similar to MED0546 but a different design. Legend: 'VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIARUM REGINA . F. D .' Reverse: Within an oak wreath tied with a ribbon, a flower below. Inscription: 'PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'. Legend: 'FOR ASSISTING A BRITISH VESSEL IN DISTRESS'. Fitted with a cusped bar and crimson ribbon.

Object Details

ID: MED0548
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Lifesaving award
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Leonard Charles
Date made: 1854
People: Queen Victoria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm