1592963646000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-141391 1747245968299 1711380485000 1747245850087 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-141391 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141391 73676f8b-0305-3371-9ce5-1c6047d2c82b 8 reference term-42993 adlib-term-42993 93884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0 medal reference term-122711 adlib-term-122711 1db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557ab Lester Watson Collection Coins and Medals The long-standing tradition of medals for long and virtuous service in Britain's armed forces began with King William IV, also Elector of the state of Hanover. While his British troops' service was recognised with a medal from 1830 onwards, those serving under the Crown of Hanover had their award instituted in 1837. This silver medal was issued to non-commissioned officers, who to qualify had to have served in good standing for 16 years, although a year in war service counted double. The small size of this medal compared to its British counterpart is an illustration of the unusual size of British medals compared to that favoured on the Continent. This example bears no name, and its recipient is unknown. Lester Watson acquired it at some point before 1928. CM.1297-2009 1 accession number CM.1297-2009 141391 priref 141391 Watson Catalogue 200 ordering M-0180 previous object number LW.0180 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141391 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141391 Bust of William facing right obverse FÜR / SECHSZEHN / JÄHRIGE / TREUE / DIENSTE design Inscription reverse design reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 reference agent-206432 adlib-agent-206432 e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afb Watson, Lester 2009 2009 2009 given on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009 1837 1837 1837 mint reference agent-170013 adlib-agent-170013 b5418a27-8b83-3bf5-8e22-0bbb35cb8b49 Hanover ruler reference agent-167584 adlib-agent-167584 5df9c554-956e-3daf-b1e0-bd4538636675 William IV (1830-37) state reference agent-170013 adlib-agent-170013 b5418a27-8b83-3bf5-8e22-0bbb35cb8b49 Hanover reference term-113042 adlib-term-113042 8832c928-fae8-357a-bae9-243a31e85b26 state reference term-39778 adlib-term-39778 8bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245 silver Diameter mm 25.7 Weight g 13 reference media-116333 adlib-media-116333 80c42731-dc5d-3891-9b35-012ccf5fa5dd jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 149 1742589758416 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 149 1742589758416 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 149 1742589758416 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 149 1742589758416 1 image 0 media image reference media-116334 adlib-media-116334 78fbfbaf-87a9-3a50-a458-150a684386a4 jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 137 1742589739537 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 137 1742589739537 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 137 1742589739537 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0180_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 137 1742589739537 1 image 1 media image reference term-122919 adlib-term-122919 137c3745-89b4-38dd-b6bf-2fe4b060bacb William Medal denomination reference term-98222 adlib-term-98222 b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50e medals series reference term-108659 adlib-term-108659 cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2 Military subseries reference term-106892 adlib-term-106892 78228d54-dabe-3477-ba28-534f7eafec2a Hanover subsubseries reference term-22567 adlib-term-22567 2b10495c-e14d-3f5d-84fd-79f51236c487 army subsubsubseries history note Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired before 1928 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference publication-5910 adlib-publication-5910 0d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9 British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)

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