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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Wyon; Benjamin Wyon
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type Wars of empire/wars; imperialism/British Empire
Classification: 278
Description
English: Crimea Medal 1854-56 with two bars Medal awarded to J Willis 3rd Company, 12th Batallion, Royal Artillery silver medal; ornate swivelling suspender; two bars; with ribbon obverse- diademed head of Queen Victoria; legend- VICTORIA REGINA and date- 1854 reverse- the standing figure of a Roman warrior with shield and short sword being crowned with laurel by the winged figure of Victory; word CRIMEA on lhs bars- ornate oak leaf and acorn pattern bars- INKERMANN - SEBASTOPOL markings- obverse- name of designer- W. WYON RA. on truncation of the bust reverse- name of designer- B. WYON SC. inside rim on lower lhs ribbon- light blue with yellow edges named on edge- J. WILLIS. 3D. 12TH. BN. R.A.
Date (1854); 25 Mar 1854-30 Mar 1856; Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign; Crimean War; (Pre 1977)
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diameter: 36mm
width: 27mm

notes: medal diameter: 36mm ribbon width: 27mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
799861 (object number)
Place of creation United Kingdom; Crimea
Exhibition history Display: 1E 34
Credit line Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N1265
Notes Crimea Medal 1854-56 with two bars Medal awarded to J Willis 3rd Company, 12th Batallion, Royal Artillery. bars- Inkermann- 5th November 1854 Sebastopol- 11th Sept 1854 - 9th Sept 1855
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