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The Sudan Medal 1896-97
Obverse: Half-length figure of Queen Victoria, crowned and veiled, with order, holding a sceptre in her right hand (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX" .Reverse: Fame, winged, seated upon a throne decorated with flags, her arm outstretched, holding a palm branch in her right and a wreath in her left hand; a tablet inscribed: "SUDAN", and floral scroll below. Inscription on edge: "SPECIMEN". Fitted with a bar and yellow and black ribbon with a central narrow red stripe.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0366 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Saulles, George William de |
| Events: | Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan, 1896-1899 |
| Date made: | 1899 |
| People: | Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |
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