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Description: Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58 with two bars Medal awarded to Corporal D Alderton, 1st Battalion, 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. silver medal; two bars; cusped swivel suspension bar; with ribbon and brooch bar obverse- diademed head of Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA reverse- a standing helmeted figure of Britannia holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand and over her left arm is the Union Shield; behind her is the British Lion and above the word INDIA; in the exergue are the two dates 1857-1858 ribbon- white with two 6mm scarlet stripes bars- DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW - LUCKNOW named on edge- CORPL D.ALDERTON. 1ST BATN 5TH FUSRS markings- obverse- medallist's name below VR shoulder reverse- medallist's name below lion's hind paw- L.C. WYON
Title: Medal, campaign
Credit: API data Catalogue record Photo
Author: William Wyon; Leonard Charles Wyon
Permission: This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page.
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
License: CC BY 4.0
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