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medal, long service

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (VR) (descriptive name)

    George Hodge, Musician, HMS Hector (associated name)

  • Description

    Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (VR)

    Medal awarded to George Hodge, Musician, HMS Hector

    circular silver medal; 36mm diameter; ornate scroll swivelling suspension bar; ribbon missing

    obverse: head of Queen Victoria facing left; legend: VICTORIA REGINA

    reverse: fully rigged sailing vessel inside circle of tied rope; legend around: FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT

    named on edge: GEO… .ODGE MUSICIAN H.M.S. HECTOR

    obverse: medallist's name below VR shoulder: W. WYON RA

  • Place
    London/England
  • Accession Number
    1945.62
  • Other Id

    N0943 (numismatics)

    W1028.8 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, 1945.62, N0943, W1028.8, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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