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Description: | Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM". Exergue: "CHINA". Bars: "FATSHAN 1857"; "CANTON 1857"; "TAKU FORTS 1858"; "TAKU FORTS 1860"; "PEKIN 1860". Inscription on edge "W.SNOW. H.M.S. FURIOUS.". Fitted with a cusped bar and a 1 1/4" wide crimson ribbon. | 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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