Indian Mutiny Medal
Production date
Circa 1858
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Object detail
Description
The obverse depicts the diademed head of a young Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA.
The reverse shows a helmeted Britannia holding a wreath in her right hand and a union shield on her left arm. She is standing in front of a lion. Above is the word INDIA, with the dates 1857-1858 below.
The ribbon is white with two scarlet stripes, with each stripe of equal width.
Engraved around the rim is "2292 SERG.T SAML. KING, 70TH REGT".
The reverse shows a helmeted Britannia holding a wreath in her right hand and a union shield on her left arm. She is standing in front of a lion. Above is the word INDIA, with the dates 1857-1858 below.
The ribbon is white with two scarlet stripes, with each stripe of equal width.
Engraved around the rim is "2292 SERG.T SAML. KING, 70TH REGT".
Production date
Circa 1858
Collection type
Subject person
Accession number
88/0645
System ID
9337
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 9337
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