Prize medal, School Attendance

Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in diadem and veil (left) Legend: 'THE QUEEN VICTORIA MEDAL SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON 1887'. Reverse: Inscription within a wreath: 'AWARDED TO EDWARD MARKQUICK FOR PUNCTUAL ATTENDANCE EVERY TIME THE SCHOOL WAS OPENED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDED A.D.1889.' Name incuse. Bar inscription: 'FEBRUARY 1889'. Awarded to Edward Christian Markquick (1878-1944) Stoker Petty Officer RN.

Object Details

ID: MED1194
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Prize medal
Display location: Not on display
Date made: ca.1887
People: Queen Victoria; Markquick, Edward Christian
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 39 mm