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medal, campaign

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human history
  • Other Name

    New Zealand Medal (1860-1872), New Zealand Wars, (undated) (descriptive name)

    Cornet Harry Wrigg Bay of Plenty Volunteers (associated name)

  • Description

    New Zealand Medal

    silver medal, 36mm diameter, straight swivelling suspender, ornamented with fern leaves, with ribbon suspended from buckle brooch 'bar'

    obverse: diademed head of Queen Victoria wearing veil, legend around head: VICTORIA D:G:BRITT:REG:F:D’

    reverse: at centre a laurel wreath, legend around: NEW ZEALAND above, and motto: VIRTUTIS HONOR (honour of valour) below,

    ribbon: dark blue with red stripe down centre

    named on edge: H.C.W. WRIGG, AUCKLAND MILITIA

    "Maori War medal conferred on The late Harry Wrigg" - Old Colonist Museum

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1965.78.277
  • Accession Date
    29 Oct 1965
  • Other Id

    N2716 (numismatics)

    ocm0859 (old colonists museum)

    1986.81 (accession number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Scars on the Heart 1

New Zealand Medal 1860-1872 1965.78.277

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  • New Zealand Medal 1860-1872 1965.78.277
  • New Zealand Medal 1860-1872 1965.78.277
  • New Zealand Medal 1860-1872 1965.78.277
  • New Zealand Medal 1860-1872 1965.78.277
  • New Zealand Medal 1860-1872
  • New Zealand Medal 1860-1872

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