Crimea War Medal 1854

Awarded to Sir George Morice. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Below "1854". Reverse: Victory flying (right) crowning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (L) with shield and short sword. Inscribed (reverse) 'CRIMEA' (vertical, left) suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Bars: 'SEBASTOPOL' Inscription on edge: 'GEO. MORICE, MASTER'S ASST'.. Mounted on a bar with one other.

Object details

ID: MED1912
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Materials: Silver; Silk
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin
Events: Crimean War, 1854-1856
Date made: 1854
People: Morice, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm