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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. Bars: "SEBASTOPOL", "AZOFF". Uninscribed: Awarded to George Read.

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Object Details

ID:	MED0073
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	War medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Wyon, William; Wyon, Benjamin
Events:	Crimean War: Campaign in Sea of Azov, 1855; Crimean War: Siege of Sebastopol,1854-1855
Date made:	1854
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements:	36 mm