Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58
Presented to Edward Robinson. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Britannia in a helmet, a shield in her left and a wreath in her right hand. Legend: "INDIA". Exergue: "1857-1858". Suspended from a cusped bar by a white ribbon with two scarlet stripes. Inscription on edge: "EDW ROBINSON, A.B. SHANNON". Bars: "RELIEF OF LUCKNOW", "LUCKNOW".
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Object details
| ID: | MED1254 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Display - Traders Gallery |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Events: | Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858 |
| Date made: | 1857 |
| Exhibition: | Traders: The East India Company and Asia |
| People: | Robinson, Edward; Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |
| Parts: | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58 |