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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: 'JAMES ELLIS'. Inscription on the bar: 'NILE'. The medal is suspended by a plain silver clasp from a white ribbon edged with blue. Ellis was a private in the Royal Marines, in HMS 'Minotaur' at the battle of the Nile, 1798.
caption: Naval General Service Medal, 1793-1840, obverse
caption: Naval General Service Medal, 1793-1840, reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Nelson's Navy service medals James Ellis Nelson Queen Victoria People | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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