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Description: | Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem and with hair tied in a knot. Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1848'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscription on the bar: 'PELICAN 14 AUGT 1813'. Inscription on the edge: 'WM. BAKER'. The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue.
This is a rare clasp, only four having been issued with the Naval General Service Medal in 1849.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Pelican 1812 [HMS] William service medals Queen Victoria Argus Baker fl.1813 [US navy] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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