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Egypt War Medal 1882-89
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (left) Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. Reverse: the sphinx on an ornamental platform. Legend: 'EGYPT'. Exergue '1882'. Inscription on edge: 'J.S. DOWELL. A.B. H.M.S. JUMNA'. Suspended from a clasp and blue ribbon with two white stripes.
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Object details
| ID: | MED0348 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Events: | Egypt War: Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 |
| Vessels: | Jumna (1866) |
| Date made: | 1882 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Dowell, John Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |