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 the 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: 'S.H. PADDON, MIDSHIPMAN'. Inscription on the bars: 'VIPER 26 DECR 1799', '29 JULY BOAT SERVICE 1800'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Only two men received the clasp for the former action and four for the latter.

Object Details

ID: MED0779
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William; Wyon, William
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of Le Furet, 1799; French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of Cebère, 1800
Vessels: Viper 1797 [HMS]; Furet (c.1799)
Date made: 1848
People: Queen Victoria; Paddon, Silas Hiscutt
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm
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