IDENTIFIERS
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id:	141242
accession number:	CM.1148-2009

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Monday 15 January 2024

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Although the Crimean War is mainly remembered for the fighting in the Black Sea area, there were also several naval engagements in the Baltic Sea between Anglo-French and Russian forces. Naval stalemate supervened before very long, as the inferior Russian fleet stayed close to its fortresses, which the Anglo-French commanders usually considered too well-defended to approach.
Service in this theatre entitled the crew of the British fleets there to this medal, which was issued unnamed except in highly unusual cases. As a result it is not known to whom this medal was issued. Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.
title:	Baltic Medal

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt before 1928


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals
collection:	Lester Watson Collection
creditline: Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141242





TECHNIQUES
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struck

CATEGORIES
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category: medal

DATING
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creation date:	1856 - 1856
creation date earliest:	1856
creation date latest:	1856

CREATORS
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maker: London
maker: Wyon, William
maker: Wyon, Leonard Charles
maker: Victoria (1837-1901)
maker: Victoria regina

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Diameter
units: mm
value: 36.1

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 35.62



EXHIBITIONS HISTORY
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title:	Imagery of War
CITATIONS
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British Battles and Medals 7th edn
British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)
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