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 the bar: 'THUNDER 9 OCT 1813'. Inscription on edge: 'THOMAS H. MACKENZIE LIEUT R.N.' The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue part numbered as MED0912.1.

Object Details

ID: MED0912
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Neptune, 1813
Vessels: Neptune fl. 1813 [French]; Thunder 1803 [HMS]
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; Mackenzie, Thomas Henry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm
Parts: Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
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