Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840

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Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with her 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: 'JOHN HENESSEY'. Inscription on the bars: 'TRAFALGAR', 'SIRIUS 17 APRIL 1806'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.

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Object Details

ID:	MED0817
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	War medal
Display location:	Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator:	Wyon, William
Events:	Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Bergére, 1806
Vessels:	Sirius (1797); Bergere (captured 1806)
Date made:	1848
Exhibition:	Nelson, Navy, Nation
People:	Queen Victoria; Hennessey, John
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 36 mm
Parts:	Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 Medal ribbon (MED0817.1)