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medal, campaign

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  • Other Name

    Turkish Crimea Medal (British), 1854-56 (descriptive name)

    Harry Cave, Royal Navy (associated name)

  • Description

    Turkish Crimea Medal (British) 1854-56

    Medal awarded to Harry Cave, Royal Navy

    circular silver medal; ring suspension; with ribbon

    obverse: map of Crimea spread over cannon wheel resting on Russian flag; to left are three cannon balls and a ramrod, to the right, an anchor and mortar; issuing from behind the cannon are the four flags of the allies.

    reverse: enclosed within a wreath of laurel, the Sultan’s cypher, below in Turkish script ‘CRIMEA’ and the year 1271 A.H. (1855 AD)

    ribbon: watered crimson with green edges

    marked on edge with initials: H.C.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Date
    Circa 1965
  • Other Id

    N1710 (numismatics)

    S092 (Spink 1988)

  • Department
  • Display Room
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