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Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
Naval General Service Medal awarded to George Barne Trollope (1779-1850). Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with hair tied in a knot. Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1848'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscribed on the edge: 'G. B. TROLLOPE LIEUT. RN.', 'Bars: '17 JUNE 1795', 'CAMPERDOWN', 'GRIFFON 27 MARCH 1812'. Suspended from a white silk ribbon with blue edges.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA7897 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Action off Dieppe, 1812; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 French Revolutionary Wars: Action off Ushant, 1795 |
| Date made: | 1848; W. Wyon |
| People: | Trollope, George Barne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |