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'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscription on bar: 'BOADICEA 18 SEPTR 1810'. Inscription on the edge: 'H.J. CLIFFORD, LIEUT. R.N.' The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.

Object Details

ID: MED0883
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Venus, 1810
Vessels: Venus (1806); Boadicea (1797)
Date made: 1848
People: Clifford, Herbert John; Queen Victoria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm