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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: 'JOHN REEDIN.' Inscription on bars: 'PHOEBE 21 DECR 1797', 'PHOEBE 19 FEBY 1801', 'TRAFALGAR'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. There are only five known clasps '21st December 1797 Phoebe' and only six known clasps '19th February 1801 Phoebe' to the Naval General Service Medal.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0764 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; Capture of the Nereide, 1797 French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Africaine, 1801 |
| Vessels: | Nereide fl.1797 [French navy]; Africaine (1801) Phoebe (1795) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| Exhibition: | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Reedin, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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