Victoria - Crimea War Medal 1854 Great Britain

Country: United Kingdom)
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type: Military Medal 
Year: 1854
Mint: Royal Mint, London
Composition: Silver
Weight: 30.9 g 
Diameter: 35 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Grade: VG/F
Shape: Round without mount, bars and ribbon
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑

Commemorative issue:
Crimean War Medal (1853-1856), Great Britain, 1854 (Battle of Inkerman).

Obverse:
Diademed head of Queen Victoria facing left, legend around and date below her neck. The artist's name in truncation.

Lettering:
VICTORIA REGINA 
W. WYON R.A.
1854

Reverse:
A Roman soldier standing facing, in his right hand he holds a short sword in its scabbard in a resting position, in his left a circular shield decorated with a British lion advancing left. Victory flies at his left and is crowning him with a laurel wreath, vertically in the left field of the medal, CRIMEA; the artists name in small letters, B. WYON against the rim at the right.

Lettering:
CRIMEA 
B. WYON

Engraver: Benjamin Wyon (1802-1858).

Edge:
Plain.

Fuente : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2...

Colección : Exonumia