15929705920001312637261000Standard Recordobject-141395170534539151117053297170001705345373967fitz-onlineadlib-object-141395https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1413957ddf188c-aa46-3f1e-b80a-4bab7b920f9e7referenceterm-42993adlib-term-4299393884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0medalreferenceterm-122711adlib-term-1227111db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557abLester Watson CollectionCoins and MedalsA Naval Long Service Medal was instituted by King William IV in 1831, the year after that for the Army; when Queen Victoria succeeded that issue was for a while continued, but the medal was updated, with new designs by William Wyon, in 1848. To earn it a sailor had to have twenty years' service to his credit, although some had amassed rather more by the time of their discharge.
Some of the earliest issues of the new Wyon design bore the date 1848 in the exergue of the obverse; this was later abandoned but can be seen here. This medal was awarded to Able Bodied Seaman Joshua Holdam, of the third-rate battleship HMS Illustrious, for 26 years' service. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928.68referenceexhibition-1967adlib-exhibition-19676984c1c2-8fb8-37f2-bc1e-13468b4a0475Imagery of WarCM.1301-20091accession numberCM.1301-2009141395priref141395Watson Catalogue204orderingM-0184previous object numberLW.0184urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141395https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141395Bust of Victoria facing leftobverseVICTORIA REGINAdesignFull-rigged ship at sea in circle of ropereverseFOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCTdesignreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009referenceagent-206432adlib-agent-206432e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afbWatson, Lester200920092009givenon loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009184818481848mintreferenceagent-149658adlib-agent-1496584cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5Londonrulerreferenceagent-151398adlib-agent-151398bb2cd0a1-0a27-3787-a684-475d3b199972Victoria (1837-1901)artistreferenceagent-174941adlib-agent-1749418ba653dd-3bef-332c-a3cb-822cc499c1fdWyon, Williamwith the title ofrulerreferenceagent-174943adlib-agent-1749439c2be08c-ce74-3f9c-b796-3c936a5088e0Victoria reginareferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverDiametermm36.4Weightg33.37referencemedia-116341adlib-media-1163415e0de89b-93a1-3a40-99d9-8fd2e5216230jpegcm/cm15/LW_0184_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels19916162564597351imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0184_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels19916162564597351imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0184_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels19916162564597351imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0184_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels19916162564597351image0media
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imagereferenceterm-122921adlib-term-12292192df21e8-bf03-362b-8733-8972c18120b5Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medaldenominationreferenceterm-98222adlib-term-98222b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50emedalsseriesreferenceterm-108659adlib-term-108659cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2Militarysubseriesreferenceterm-107681adlib-term-107681e80da827-45c6-3b71-a3ef-28794a05e4a8Britainsubsubseriesreferenceterm-122712adlib-term-122712639b4532-b2cf-3f44-a24b-84974795c1a6Royal Navysubsubsubserieshistory noteGift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired before 1928referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum218referencepublication-5895adlib-publication-58950203db2c-278b-39ec-a933-7f85feae70f1Medal Yearbook 2001referencepublication-5910adlib-publication-59100d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)referenceterm-122921adlib-term-12292192df21e8-bf03-362b-8733-8972c18120b5Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct MedalRoyal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medalreferenceterm-119622adlib-term-119622dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555struckobject
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