Medal [South African medal (HMS Terrible)]
Object detail
Accession number
1979.138.1
Description
South African medal (HMS Terrible). A silver medal with red, orange and navy ribbon and one bar. Obverse depicts a veiled and crowned half-length bust of Queen Victoria facing left. Reverse depicts Britannia advancing facing right towards a column of marching soldiers. Her trident, shield and a palm branch are on the ground behind her. In her left arm she holds a flag and with her right arm extends an laurel wreath towards the column. A fleet of ships is at anchor in the background.
Marks
VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX Inscribed
NATAL Inscribed
SOUTH AFRICA Inscribed
193794 E. W. SHELDRICK, WRITER, H.M.S. TERRIBLE Engraved
NATAL Inscribed
SOUTH AFRICA Inscribed
193794 E. W. SHELDRICK, WRITER, H.M.S. TERRIBLE Engraved
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Medal [South African medal (HMS Terrible)], 1979.138.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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