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', 'DRYAD 13 JUNE 1796'. Inscription on the edge: 'C. McDONALD, MIDSHIPMAN.' The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white silk ribbon, edged with dark blue.

Object Details

ID: MED0739
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Proserpine, 1796; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794
Vessels: Dryad (1795)
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; McDonald, Colin
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm
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