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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: 'GILBERT LAWSON'. Inscription on the bars: 'NILE', 'EGYPT', '4 NOVR 1805', 'BASQUE ROADS 1809', 'PHOEBE 28 MARCH 1814'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0769 |
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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: Battle of the Nile, 1798; French Revolutionary Wars: Egyptian Campaign, 1801 War of 1812: Capture of the Essex, 1814 Napoleonic Wars: Strachan's Action, 1805 Napoleonic Wars: Action in Basque and Aix Roads, 1809 |
| Vessels: | Essex fl.1814 [USS]; Phoebe (1795) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Lawson, Gilbert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |