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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 (descriptive name)

    William Smith, Royal Navy (associated name)

  • Description

    Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840

    Medal awarded to William Smith

    silver medal; 36mm diameter; plain straight swivelling suspender; one bar; with ribbon

    obverse: diademed head of Queen Victoria with legend above and date below: VICTORIA REGINA \ 1848

    reverse: figure of Britannia holding a trident, seated on sea horse; exergue blank

    one clasp: NAVARINO

    ribbon: white with dark blue edges

    named in indented Roman capitals on edge: WILLIAM SMITH

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    1963.9
  • Accession Date
    1963
  • Other Id

    N1184 (numismatics)

    S054 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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Images

  • medal, campaign, 1963.9, N1184, S054, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 07 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1963.9, N1184, S054, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 07 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1963.9, N1184, S054, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 07 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1963.9, N1184, S054, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 07 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1963.9, N1184, S054, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 07 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1963.9, N1184, S054, Photographed by Dani Lucas (Auckland City), digital, 07 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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