Crimea War Medal 1854
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Below "1854". Reverse: Victory flying (R) crowning with a laurel wreath a Roman soldier standing (L) with shield and short sword. Inscribed "CRIMEA" (vertical, L). Suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Fitted to a pin brooch as worn. Inscription on edge: "MR. W. WALKER, CHIEF ENGINEER ON BOARD THE OTTOMAN SS.FEZI BAHRI".
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0065 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin |
| Events: | Crimean War, 1854-1856 |
| Vessels: | Fezi Bahri fl.1854 (Ottoman screw ship) |
| Date made: | 1854 |
| People: | Walker, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |