Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58

Presented to Edward Robinson. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Britannia in a helmet, a shield in her left and a wreath in her right hand. Legend: "INDIA". Exergue: "1857-1858". Suspended from a cusped bar by a white ribbon with two scarlet stripes. Inscription on edge: "EDW ROBINSON, A.B. SHANNON". Bars: "RELIEF OF LUCKNOW", "LUCKNOW".

Object Details

ID: MED1254
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Display - Traders Gallery
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, Leonard Charles
Events: Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858
Date made: 1857
Exhibition: Traders: The East India Company and Asia
People: Robinson, Edward; Queen Victoria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm
Parts: Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58