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. Inscription "CRIMEA" (vertical, L) suspended from a foliated bar and pale blue ribbon edged with yellow. Bar: "SEBASTOPOL". Inscription on edge: "W.H. VENNING, H.M.S. QUEEN".

Object Details

ID: MED0066
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin
Events: Crimean War: Siege of Sebastopol,1854-1855
Vessels: Queen (1839)
Date made: 1854
People: Venning, William Huyt
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm
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