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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 the edge: 'WM. SLAUGHTER, VOLR 1ST CLASS'. Inscription on bars: '17 JUNE 1795', 'CAMPERDOWN', '28 AUG BOAT SERVICE 1809', '28 JUNE BOAT SERVICE 1810'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0753 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Action of Amphion, 1809; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 French Revolutionary Wars: Action off Ushant, 1795 Napoleonic Wars: Action of Amphion and Cerberus, 1810 |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Slaughter, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |