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'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscription on Bar: 'BASQUE ROADS 1809'. Inscription on the edge: 'W.H. LLOYD, MIDSHIPMAN'. The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.

Object Details

ID: MED0859
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Action in Basque and Aix Roads, 1809
Date made: 1848
People: Lloyd, William Hayman; Queen Victoria Elsner, Colonel O. W. A.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm