MEDALS -2-
CH1976.419.a-b
ILS a) Crimea medal (1854-6). Obv. head of Queen Victoria & 1854 wording VICTORIA REGINA . Rev.
flying figure of Victory crowning with a laurel leaf of Roman Warrior. Bars inscribed Sebastopol, Inkermann & Alma, indicate battles. Bars in form of oak leaves. Green & yellow ribbon. Silver. b) Turkish medal for the Crimean War. (1854-6). Presented to certain of soldiers and sailors of Allied forces after war by Turkish Government. Obv. field gun & map of Crimea spread open. Background flags of British, French, Sardinian & Turkish flags - British and Turkish to the fore. Rev. the Sultan's cypher, within a laurel wreath with the word Crimea in Turkish and the date in Arabic. The original ribbon was only 5/8ths of inch wide. Silver.
Photograph 8503-23 H127.23.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1976.419.a-b |
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| Accession Date: | 21 Dec 1976 |
| Credit: | Mrs CH Flynn |
Material
| Silver/Metal | a) white medal, ribbon b) silver, ribbon |
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| Ribbon/Textile |
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Measurement
| diameter | 35mm |
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