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Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby. 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 & an olive branch in her left. Inscription on bar: 'SYRIA'. Inscription on the edge: "G.T.P.HORNBY, MIDSHIPMAN" The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue. Mounted on a bar with two other medals in fitted case which is numbered ZBA8035.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1896 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Events: | Syria Campaign, 1840 |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Hornby, Geoffrey Thomas Phipps |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |