NAM.1975-09-10-1

Drill medal presented by Capt Robert Prickwood, Vintry Ward Volunteers, London, 1799. Silver, with fixed loop suspender, design and inscription within raised rim on both sides. Obverse: Superimposed upon an eight-sided figure, the sides of which are concave, an eight-pointed rayed star, the uppermost point displaced by a monarchial crown. Upon the centre of the star a garter. The points of the eight-sided figure touch the rim of the medal and in the concavity opposite each side is a floral decoration. Reverse: A similar eight-sided figure with concave sides and floral decoration between the points. The Vintry Ward Volunteers were raised by Capt Robert Prickwood on 1 May 1797, the strength being one company. For drill purposes it was joined with the following other London Volunteer Corps: Bread Street, Candlewick, Cheap, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate and Walbrook.