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lot # 9126 - various countries - medals and decorations foreign medals and decorations
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.
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