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Description: | Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: A lion crouching to drink, a bush behind. Exergue: A Kaffir shield crossed with assegais. Legend: "SOUTH AFRICA". Fitted with a cusped bar and buff ribbon with two broad blue stripes near the edge and two narrow inner ones. Bar: "1879". Inscription on edge: "T.BEDFORD. S.B.ATTDT. H.M.S. SHAH".
Inscription. AQN: HMS Ganges (lender). | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Wyon, William | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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