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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'. Reverse: Britannia seated on a sea horse, a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Inscription on bar: '24 MAY BOAT SERVICE 1814'. Inscription on the edge: 'JOHN COLLIER.' The medal is suspended by a straight clasp from a white ribbon, edged dark blue. Only 14 of these clasps were awarded with the Naval General Service medal in 1849.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Collier service medals Queen Victoria John | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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