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medal, campaign

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human history
  • Other Name

    Turkish Crimean Medal 1854-6 (descriptive name)

    Henry Charles Marsack, 24th Regiment (associated name)

  • Description

    Turkish Crimean Medal 1854-6, Sardinia type issue

    awarded to Henry Charles Marsack

    silver circular medal, 36mm diameter, buckle ribbon clasp, without ribbon, ring suspender

    obverse: Ottoman Sultan’s tughra (calligraphic monogram) with the Muslim calendar year of 1271

    reverse: cannon standing upon the Imperial Russian flag, an anchor and a mortar, four flags to the rear of these. "La Crimea 1855"

    inscribed rim: H.C. MARSACK 24TH REGT. [sic], no ribbon

  • Place
    [Turkey]
  • Associated Place

    Crimea/Turkey

    Sebastopol/Crimea/Turkey

  • Accession Number
    2001.25.674
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    Spink: 92 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Turkish Crimea Medal, 2001.25.674

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  • Turkish Crimea Medal, 2001.25.674
  • Turkish Crimea Medal, 2001.25.674
  • Turkish Crimea Medal, 2001.25.674
  • Turkish Crimea Medal, 2001.25.674
  • Turkish Crimea Medal, 2001.25.674

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