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Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with hair tied in a knot. Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1848'. On truncation: 'W. WYON R.A.'
Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Exergue: 'W. WYON R.A.' Inscription on bars: '1 JUNE 1794', 'EUROTAS 25 FEBY 1814'. Inscription on the edge: 'ROBERT SMITH.'
The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white silk ribbon, edged dark blue. The Robert Smith in 'Eurotas' during 1814 was not the same Robert Smith who was present during the Glorious 1st of June.
Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Exergue: 'W. WYON R.A.' Inscription on bars: '1 JUNE 1794', 'EUROTAS 25 FEBY 1814'. Inscription on the edge: 'ROBERT SMITH.'
The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white silk ribbon, edged dark blue. The Robert Smith in 'Eurotas' during 1814 was not the same Robert Smith who was present during the Glorious 1st of June.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0737 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Clorinde, 1814; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Vessels: | Eurotas (1813) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Smith, Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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