An image showing 'Medal commemorating the naval review at Spithead, 1889; obverse'

An image showing 'Medal commemorating the naval review at Spithead, 1889; reverse'

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Medal commemorating Queen Victoria's 70th birthday, 1889

Medal commemorating Queen Victoria's 70th birthday, 1889. Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria crowned and veiled with orders (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN EMPRESS OF INDIA'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a lion lying on a wharf, St Paul's cathedral (left); starboard bow view of an ironclad with sails set (right). Inscription: '1889'.

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Object details

ID:	MEC2400
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Lauer, L. C.
Places:	Germany
Events:	Naval review Spithead, 1889
Date made:	1889
Exhibition:	Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits
People:	Queen Victoria; Queen Victoria Lauer, L. C.
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 65 mm