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).

Object Details

ID: MEC2703
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 (HMS)
Date made: circa 1970
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 55 mm
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