Baltic Medal
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| Baltic Medal | |
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  Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, yellow with light blue edges. |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Sappers and Miners. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Baltic Sea 1854-55. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps | None authorised. |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1856 |
The Baltic Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1856, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Sappers and Miners who served in Baltic Sea operations against Russia. The medal primarily covered naval actions but it was also awarded to 100 men or the Royal Sappers and Miners for their work in the demolition of Russian fortifications at Bomarsund and Svealborg[1].
[edit] Clasps
None authorised
[edit] Notes
- ^ Medals Year Book, p130
[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
