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: 'DANIEL LAWRENCE LIEUT'. Inscription on the bars: 'EGYPT', '28 NOV BOAT SERVICE 1808', 'GUADALOUPE'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. There were only two recipients of clasps for the boat service on 28 November 1808.

Object Details

ID: MED0788
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Egyptian Campaign, 1801; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of Guadeloupe, 1810 Napoleonic Wars: Action of HMS Heureux, 1808
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; Lawrence, Daniel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm