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medal, campaign

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  • Other Name

    Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1858 (descriptive name)

    1773 Daniel Theobald, 70th Regiment (associated name)

  • Description

    Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58

    Medal awarded to 1773 Daniel Theobald, 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot

    silver medal; cusped swivel suspension bar; ribbon missing

    obverse: diademed head of Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA

    reverse: a standing helmeted figure of Britannia holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand and over her left arm is the Union Shield; behind her is the British Lion and above the word INDIA; in the exergue are the two dates 1857-1858

    ribbon: white with two 6mm scarlet stripes

    named on edge: 1773 DANL. THEOBALD, 70TH. REGT.

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

    N1754 (numismatics)

    S096 (Spink 1988)

  • Department
  • Display Room
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