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Description: | Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: a lion crouching to drink, a bush behind. Exergue: a Kaffir shield crossed with assegais. Legend: "SOUTH AFRICA". Fitted with a cusped bar and buff ribbon with two broad blue stripes near the edge and two narrow inner ones. Bar: "1879". Inscription on edge: "F.HAMILTON RN".
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | campaign medals miniatures (medals) Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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