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 the 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 the edge: 'G. MOUBRAY, LIEUT'. Inscription on the bars: '14 March 1795', 'TRAFALGAR'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.

Object Details

ID: MED0749
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Hotham's action off Genoa, 1795
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; Moubray, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm