New Zealand Medal
Production date
Circa 1865
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Object detail
Description
The medal is silver, circular, with a straight bar suspender ornamented with New Zealand fern fronds.
The obverse shows an effigy of Queen Victoria, facing left and wearing a diadem and veil, with the legend: VICTORIA D: G: BRITT : REG : F : D.
The reverse has a laurel wreath "NEW ZEALAND // VIRTUTIS HONOR" " 1863 // TO // 1865".
The ribbon is blue with a red centre stripe.
Around the edge is engraved "2292. SERGT. SAML. KING 70TH REGT."
The obverse shows an effigy of Queen Victoria, facing left and wearing a diadem and veil, with the legend: VICTORIA D: G: BRITT : REG : F : D.
The reverse has a laurel wreath "NEW ZEALAND // VIRTUTIS HONOR" " 1863 // TO // 1865".
The ribbon is blue with a red centre stripe.
Around the edge is engraved "2292. SERGT. SAML. KING 70TH REGT."
Production date
Circa 1865
Collection type
Subject person
Accession number
88/0646
System ID
9338
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 9338
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