Crimea Medal
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| Crimea Medal | |
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   Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, pale blue with yellow edges. |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Crimean War. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps |
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| Statistics | |
| Established | 1854 |
The Crimean War Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1854, for issue to officers and men of British units (land and naval) which fought in the Crimean War.
The medal is notable for its extremely ornate clasps, a style never again used on a campaign medal. Five were authorised, the maximum awarded to one man was four.[1] The medal was issued without a clasp to those who were present in the Crimea, but not present at any of the qualifying actions.
This medal was also presented to certain members of allied French forces. These medals, in addition to the five British clasps, were often issued with unauthorised French bars; Traktir, Tchernaia, Mer d'Azoff, and Malakof.[2]
[edit] Clasps
- Alma
- Inkerman
- Azoff
- Balaklava
- Sebastapol
[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
- Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2006, (2005), Token Publishing.
- Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink
