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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'. 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', 'SOUTHAMPTON 9 JUNE 1796', 'ST VINCENT'. Inscription on edge: 'JAMES DALLIMORE.' The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Only eight clasps were awarded for the capture of 'Utile' by 'Southampton' on 9 June 1796.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0742 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797; French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Utile, 1796 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Vessels: | Southampton 1757 [British Navy]; Utile (1784) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Dallimore, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |