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Description: | Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Britannia in a helmet holding an upright trident seated on a block ornamented with a naval gun and trophy, Russian forts of Bomarsund and Sveaborg in the distance on either side. Legend: "BALTIC". Exergue "1854-1855". Suspended from a cusped bar and yellow ribbon edged with blue. Fitted with a brooch pin. Inscribed on edge: "G.F.VESSEY. MIDN. H.M.S.CUMBERLAND". | 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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