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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: 'C.F.DALY, COMMR. R.N.' Inscriptions on the bars: 'ARROW 3 FEBY 1805', 'COMET 11 AUGT 1808'.
The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Eight bars were awarded to surviving men from 'Arrow' and two to men from 'Acheron'.
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: 'C.F.DALY, COMMR. R.N.' Inscriptions on the bars: 'ARROW 3 FEBY 1805', 'COMET 11 AUGT 1808'.
The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Eight bars were awarded to surviving men from 'Arrow' and two to men from 'Acheron'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0801 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Loss of the Arrow and Acheron, 1805; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Sylphe, 1808 |
| Vessels: | Arrow (1796); Sylphe (1804) Comet (1807) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Daly, Cuthbert Featherstone |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |