Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840

Obverse: 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: 'A.B.P.P.HAMILTON, MATE.' Inscription on the bar: '27 OCT BOAT SERVICE 1800'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Five bars were issued for this action.

Object Details

ID: MED0786
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of San Josef, 1800
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; Hamilton, Augustus Barrington Price Powell
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm
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