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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 edge: 'ROBERT BASTIN LIEUT'. Inscription on bars: 'NYMPHE 8 MARCH 1797', 'TRAFALGAR', 'BLANCHE 19 JULY 1806'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.
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Object details
| ID: | MED0761 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Materials: | Silver; Silk |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of Résistance and Constance, 1797 Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Guerrière, 1806 |
| Vessels: | Resistance fl.1797 [French navy]; Constance (1794) Blanche (1805) Nymphe (1777) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Bastin, Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |