Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-8

Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Britannia in a helmet, a shield in her left and a wreath in her right hand. Exergue: "1857-1858". Suspended from a cusped bar by a white ribbon with two scarlet stripes. Bars: "LUCKNOW" "RELIEF OF LUCKNOW". Inscription on edge: "JOSH JUPP, STOKER. SHANNON".

Object Details

ID: MED0109
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Display - Traders Gallery
Creator: Wyon, Leonard Charles
Events: Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858
Vessels: Shannon (1855)
Date made: 1857
Exhibition: Traders: The East India Company and Asia
People: Jupp, Joshua, Stokerfl
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm
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