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.

Object Details

ID: MED0754
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