Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840

Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with her 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: 'MICH. LECOCK'. Inscription on the bar: 'TRAFALGAR'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp, ribbon missing.

Object Details

ID: MED0812
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Wyon, William
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1848
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Queen Victoria; Lecock, Michael
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm