Description
New Zealand Medal. The recipients rank, name and unit are impressed on the edge. Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Victoria with a veil covering the back of her head. Around the circumference is the legend 'VICTORIA D:G:BRITT:REG:F:D'. Reverse: In the centre undated and a laurel wreath with around the circumference 'NEW ZEALAND' on top and 'VIRTUTIS HONOR' at the bottom. The medal is fitted with a straight ornamental suspender, with a piece of 32 mm ribbon of dark blue which has a 10 mm red stripe down the centre.
Contextual Description
Awarded to 2672 Private W Good, 57th Regiment of Foot who served in New Zealand between 1860 and 1867. He had previously served in the Crimean War between 1854 and 1856.
Details
Accession Number
RELAWM17160
Designer (obverse)
Joseph Shepherd Wyon
Physical Description
Material: Silver
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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