Auction #513 of Coins, Medals & Banknotes

British Silver medal instituted in April 1856 for award those who served with the Naval deployment to the Baltic during the Crimean war. It is a Royal Navy medal, eventhough some French and 106 Royal Engineers awarded with this medal for their services. Obverse: the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Britannia holding a trident and sitting on a plinth. In the background a coastal seascape depicting the forts of Bomarsund and Sveaborg. The dates 1854 - 1855 are in exergue. The engravers signatures W. Wyon RA" (Obverse) is on the bust truncation, and "L.C. Wyon" (reverse) is within the exergue. Weight: 35,29 gr. (with ribbon). Diametr: 37mm. With full original ribbon.