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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: 'S.H. PADDON, MIDSHIPMAN'. Inscription on the bars: 'VIPER 26 DECR 1799', '29 JULY BOAT SERVICE 1800'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Only two men received the clasp for the former action and four for the latter.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0779 |
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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 Le Furet, 1799; French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of Cebère, 1800 |
| Vessels: | Viper (1780); Furet (c.1799) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Paddon, Silas Hiscutt |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |