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 bars: '29 AUG BOAT SERVICE 1800', 'JAVA', 'COPENHAGEN 1808', 'DARDANELLES'. Copenhagen 1808 and Dardanelles are unauthorised bars. Inscription on the edge: 'HENRY T.B. COLLIER, LIEUT R.N.'
The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.
Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscription on bars: '29 AUG BOAT SERVICE 1800', 'JAVA', 'COPENHAGEN 1808', 'DARDANELLES'. Copenhagen 1808 and Dardanelles are unauthorised bars. Inscription on the edge: 'HENRY T.B. COLLIER, LIEUT R.N.'
The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.
Object Details
| ID: | MED0934 |
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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 Java, 1811; Napoleonic Wars: Attack on Copenhagen, 1807 Napoleonic Wars: Duckworth's passage of the Dardanelles, 1807 Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Guepe, 1800 |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Collier, Henry Theodosius Brown |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |