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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'. On the truncation: 'W. WYON R.A.'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Exergue: 'W. WYON R.A.' Inscription on the edge: 'W.J.T. HOOD, VOLR. 1ST. CLASS'. Inscription on the bars: 'TRAFALGAR', 'GAETA 24 JULY 1815'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue.
caption: War Medal - Obverse
caption: War Medal - Reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | service medals William John Thompson Queen Victoria Hood | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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