Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
Awarded to Admiral Sir Robert Baynes. Obverse: The head or Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with her 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 the bar: 'NAVARINO'. Inscription on the edge: 'R.L.BAYNES, CMDR. R.N.' The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2417 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Places: | Pilos |
| Events: | Greek War of Independence, Battle of Navarino, 1827 |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Baynes, Robert Lambert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |