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: 'CHARLES MURRAY'. Inscription on the bars: 'LONDON 13 MARCH 1806', 'JAVA'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0827 | 
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| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | War medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, William | 
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Capture of Marengo and Belle Poule, 1806; Napoleonic Wars: Capture of Java, 1811 | 
| Vessels: | London (1766); Marengo fl.1806 [French navy] | 
| Date made: | 1848 | 
| People: | Queen Victoria; Murray, Charles | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm | 
 
                    