Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1973-10-56-5
Description
Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58. Presented to Maj Gen Henry Doveton Battye, late 1st Sikh Infantry. Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem, designed by William Wyon, with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina’. On the reverse is a robed figure of Britannia, wearing a helmet, holding a wreath and shield with a lion by her side. Above is the word ‘India’, while below are the dates, ‘1857-1858’.
Campaigns
Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)
Associated collection
