China War Medal 1842
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend|: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM". Exergue: "CHINA 1842". Inscription on edge: "T.CARPENTER, LIEUT. H.M.S.COLUMBINE". Fitted with a suspension bar, ribbon missing.
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Object Details
ID: | MED0973 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Display - Traders Gallery |
Creator: | Wyon, William |
Events: | First Opium War, 1840-1842 |
Vessels: | Columbine (1826) |
Date made: | 1842 |
People: | Carpenter, Thomas |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 36 mm |
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