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Egypt War Medal 1882-89
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (left) Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. Reverse: the sphinx on an ornamental platform. Legend: 'EGYPT'. Exergue: '1882'. Bar: 'ALEXANDRIA 11TH JULY'. Inscription on edge: 'J.A. ARNOLD, YEO:SIG: H.M.S.TEMERAIRE'. Suspended from a clasp and blue ribbon with two white stripes. Only a fragment of the ribbon remains.
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Object details
| ID: | MED1279 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Vessels: | Temeraire (1876) |
| Date made: | 1882 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Arnold, J. A. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |