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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Egypt Medal 1882-1889 (descriptive name)

    2323 Corporal J. Prentice, 2 Durham Light Infantry Regiment (associated name)

  • Description

    Egypt Medal 1882-89 (undated)

    Medal awarded to 2323 Corporal J. Prentice, 2 Durham Light Infantry Regiment

    silver medal; straight swivelling suspender; ribbon missing

    obverse: diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria with the legend: VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX

    reverse: the Sphinx on a pedestal with the word EGYPT above; exergue: plain

    bars:

    ribbon: three bright blue and two white stripes of equal width

    named on edge in italics: 2323 CORPL J. PRENTICE. 2\DURH: L.I.

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    Egypt

  • Accession Date
    [Pre 1977]
  • Other Id

    N1311 (numismatics)

    S106 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas… … Read more

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  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1311, S106, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 08 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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