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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Turkish Crimea Medal 1855 (descriptive name)

    name of recipient not known (associated name)

  • Description

    Turkish Crimea Medal, (Sardinian) 1854-56

    unnamed; with ribbon; ornate suspension bar

    silver medal; with ribbon

    obverse: map of the Crimea spread over the wheel of a cannon that is resting on the Russian flag; to the 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; in exergue: LA CRIMEA

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

    ribbon: watered crimson with green edges

  • Place
    [Turkey]
  • Associated Place

    Crimea/Turkey

  • Accession Date
    [Pre 1977]
  • Other Id

    N1801 (numismatics)

    N1059 (numismatics)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

medal, campaign, N1801, N1059, Photographed by Dani Lucas ,… … Read more

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Images

  • medal, campaign, N1801, N1059, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 23 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1801, N1059, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 23 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1801, N1059, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 23 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1801, N1059, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 23 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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