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: 'CHAS. LEDDITT'. Inscription on the bar: 'DIDO 24 JUNE 1795'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.
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Object Details
ID: | MED0754 |
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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: Action off Toulon, 1795 |
Vessels: | Minerve fl.1795; Dido (1784) |
Date made: | 1848 |
People: | Ledditt, Charles; Queen Victoria |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |