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Baltic Medal 1854-5
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: Britannia in a helmet holding an upright trident seated on a block ornamented with a naval gun and trophy, Russian forts of Bomarsund and Sveaborg in the distance on either side. Legend: 'BALTIC'. Exergue '1854-1855'. Suspended from a cusped bar and yellow ribbon edged with blue. Un-named. Awarded to William Owen, Captain of the Foretop 'Prince Regent'.
This medal is part of a group of medals marked ZBA4276-82.
This medal is part of a group of medals marked ZBA4276-82.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4281 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Events: | Crimean War: Baltic Campaign, 1854-1855; Crimean War, 1854-1856 |
| Date made: | 1855 |
| People: | Owen, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 36 mm x 65 mm |
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