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Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with hair tied in a knot. Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1848'. On truncation: 'W. WYON R.A.' Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Exergue: 'W. WYON R.A.' Inscription on the edge: 'GEORGE SALVEDORE'. Inscription on the bars: '14 MARCH 1795', 'LOWESTOFFE 24 JUNE 1795', 'SCORPION 31 MARCH 1804'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. There are only six known clasps '24th June 1795 Lowestoft' and four known clasps '31st March 1804 Scorpion' to the Naval General Service Medal.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0747 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Hotham's action off Genoa, 1795; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Athalante, 1804 French Revolutionary Wars: Action off Toulon, 1795 |
| Vessels: | Atlante, fl.1804 [Dutch]; Lowestoffe (1761) Scorpion 1803 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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