Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 1, drawer C, medal position 29
Credit Line
Collection of the Mackelvie Trust Board, 1931, on loan to Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1932.233, N1065, 18042.3
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1857]
Associated Notes
Decoration for Companions of Napoleon on St. Helena (Saint Helena Medal 1792-1815)
The Saint Helena Medal (1792-1815) was granted in 1857 to all soldiers and sailors who had taken part in the wars lasting from 1792 to 1815.
The medal name refers to the island where Napoleon I died in exile in 1792
Associated Event
Napoleonic Wars; 1803-1815
Peninsular War; 1808-1814
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1797-1815
Period
Media
Measurement Description
medal: height x width: 50mm x 30mm
ribbon width: 38mm
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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