Darrell
28th January 2010, 00:50
This one came in today. A period Baltic Medal. Just happened to be named to a Thomas Jefferies. Only one person by this name was on the Baltic Rolls. He happened to serve on the ship "Centaur".
The Baltic Medal 1854 - 1855
Instituted April 1856 for award to those that served with the Naval deployment to the Baltic during the Crimean war. This is mainly a Royal Navy and Royal Marines medal although 106 medals were issued to a Royal Engineer contingent present.
Description: In Silver, 36mm diameter with an ornate swivelling suspension. Obverse; the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend VICTORIA REGINA. Reverse; Britannia holding a trident and seated on a plinth. In the background a coastal seascape depicting the forts of Bomarsund and Sveaborg. The dates 1854 - 1855 are in exergue. The engravers signatures "W. Wyon RA" (Obverse) is on the bust truncation, and "L.C. Wyon" (reverse) is within the exergue.
Naming : Issued unnamed apart from the medals to the Royal Engineers which were impressed in roman capitals. Many recipients of unnamed medals had their medals privately engraved (and hence turn up in various contemporary engraved styles similar to the Crimea War medals.)
Ribbon; yellow with blue edges.
The Baltic Medal 1854 - 1855
Instituted April 1856 for award to those that served with the Naval deployment to the Baltic during the Crimean war. This is mainly a Royal Navy and Royal Marines medal although 106 medals were issued to a Royal Engineer contingent present.
Description: In Silver, 36mm diameter with an ornate swivelling suspension. Obverse; the diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend VICTORIA REGINA. Reverse; Britannia holding a trident and seated on a plinth. In the background a coastal seascape depicting the forts of Bomarsund and Sveaborg. The dates 1854 - 1855 are in exergue. The engravers signatures "W. Wyon RA" (Obverse) is on the bust truncation, and "L.C. Wyon" (reverse) is within the exergue.
Naming : Issued unnamed apart from the medals to the Royal Engineers which were impressed in roman capitals. Many recipients of unnamed medals had their medals privately engraved (and hence turn up in various contemporary engraved styles similar to the Crimea War medals.)
Ribbon; yellow with blue edges.