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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 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: 'THOMAS SAUNDERS.' Inscription on the bars: 'MARS 21 APRIL 1798', 'COMUS 15 AUGT 1807'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Only nine clasps were issued for the action between 'Comus' and 'Frederickscoarn'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0765 |
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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 Hercule, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Frederickscoarn, 1807 |
| Vessels: | L'Hercule fl.1798 [French navy]; Frederickscoarn fl. 1807 [Danish navy] Comus (1806) Mars 1794 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Saunders, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |