IDENTIFIERS
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id:	141399
accession number:	CM.1305-2009

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

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: A 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.
This medal was not in the earliest batch struck in 1848, which bore that date in the exergue. It does however have the broad suspender of the early issues, which was later replaced.
This medal was awarded to Private John Lea of the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines, for 21 years' service. He received a gratuity of 5 pounds from the Queen. Lester Watson acquired his medal at some point before 1928.
title:	Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired 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/141399





TECHNIQUES
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struck

CATEGORIES
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category: medal

DATING
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creation date:	1841 - 1874
creation date earliest:	1841
creation date latest:	1874

CREATORS
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maker: Wyon, William
maker: London
maker: Victoria (1837-1901)
maker: United Kingdom
maker: Victoria regina

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Diameter
units: mm
value: 36.4

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 34.95



CITATIONS
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Medal Yearbook 2001
British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)
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