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Object connections:
| Collection | Coins and medals, Orders and medals |
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| Gallery location | Not on display |
| People | Provenance: Beatty, David |
| Events | Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1837-97 |
Object details:
| Object ID | MED2220 |
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| Description | Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet, Earl David Beatty, G C B. Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria (L) Legend: 'VICTORIA D.G. REGINA ET IMPERATRIX F.D." Reverse: Within a wreath of roses, shamrocks and thistles surmounted by the Imperial crown. Inscription: "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 60TH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA 20 JUNE 1897". Mounted on a bar with 13 other medals. Fitted with a loop & ring & a blue ribbon with two white stripes. |
| Date made | 1897 |
| Artist/Maker | Emptmeyer, C |
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| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Earl Beatty Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1983. |
| Materials | organic: textile [ribbon]; metal: silver |
| Measurements | 30 mm |
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