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Medal commemorating the capture of HMS 'Tiger' at Odessa, 1854
Medal commemorating the capture of HMS 'Tiger' at Odessa, 1854. Obverse: Monument with cannon. Reverse: Bow of a sailing vessel (left), rayed sun (right). Exergue: In Russian script (Odessa. A gun from an English frigate Tiger).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2703 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Russia |
| Events: | Crimean War: Bombardment of Odessa, 1854 |
| Vessels: | Tiger (1849) |
| Date made: | circa 1970 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm |