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: 'ABRAHAM CLARK'. Inscription on the bar: 'FAIRY 5 FEB 1800'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.

Object Details

ID: MED0781
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Pallas, 1800
Vessels: Pallas fl.1800 (French Navy); Fairy 1778 [British navy]
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; Clark, Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm