Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
Obverse: The head or 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 bars: 'AMETHYST WH. THETIS', 'AMETHYST 5 APRIL 1809'. Inscription on the edge: 'CHRISTIAN LAUTENBURGH'. The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.
Object Details
| ID: | MED0848 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Thétis, 1808; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Niémen, 1809 |
| Vessels: | Amethyst (1799); Thetis (1788) Niemen fl.1809 [French navy] |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Lautenburgh, Christian |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |