Exhibition Highlights
Each of these items from the Exhibition has a particular story of its own, often marking the place of a single individual in a great event in history. Click on the thumbnails for a full-sized image and to learn more about the medal in question.
Image["Waterloo Medal, 1815"]Waterloo Campaign Medal by Thomas Wyon, 1815
Image["Crimea Medal, 1854"]Crimea Medal by Thomas Wyon; bar for Sebastopol
Image["Marne Medal, 1914"]The Battle of the Marne, by Jules Prosper Legastelois, 1914
Image["Jutland Medal, 1915"]The Battle of Jutland, cast-iron medal by Walter Eberbach, 1916
Image["Burma War Medal, 1826"]Burma War Medal, gold, by W. Daniell, 1826
Image["Coorg Medal, 1837"]Coorg Medal, 1837
Image["Ghuznee Medal, 1839"]Ghuznee Medal, 1839
Image["Ashanti War Medal, 1901"]Ashanti War Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1901; bar for Kumassi
Image["`Dangers Averted', c. 1859"]Dangers Averted, gold medal, c. 1589, attributed to Nicholas Hilliard
Image["Boulton's Trafalgar Medal, 1805"]Boulton’s Trafalgar Medal, by C. H. Küchler, 1805; silver (frosted proof, in watch-glass case)
Image["Arctic Medal, 1876"]Arctic Medal, 1875-76, by L. C. Lyon, 1876
Image["Distinguished Flying Medal"]Distinguished Flying Medal
Image["New Zealand Cross, 1871"]New Zealand Cross awarded to Trooper Antonio Rodriguez, 1871
Image["Victoria Cross, 1917"]Victoria Cross awarded to Edward Mott, 1917