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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 edge: 'WM. GEO. MAUDE, MIDSHIPMAN'. Inscription on bar: 'THETIS 17 MAY 1795'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Only three medals or clasps for this action were awarded.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0751 |
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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: Capture of the Prevoyante, 1795 |
| Vessels: | Prevoyante fl.1795 [French navy]; La Raison fl.1795 Thetis (1782) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |