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Mint:
London
Ruler:
Victoria (1837-1901)
State:
United Kingdom
Ruler:
Victoria regina et imperatrix
(With the title of)
Awards for Meritorious Service were instituted in the Royal Army in 1845, entitling the recipient to a medal and an annuity of £20. This was paid from a fixed fund, so that once it had been allocated no further awards could be made unless a recipient died or the fund was increased (it was doubled in 1853). One by one, similar arrangements were made by the various Colonial governments, and New Zealand's Meritorious Service Medal was instituted in 1898.
Although Queen Victoria died in 1901, the portrait on the New Zealand MSM had not yet been changed to that of the new king, Edward VII by 1903, when the inscription indicates that this medal was awarded, to Sergeant Frederick Carthy of the Royal New Zealand Artillery. Lester Watson purchased his medal at some point before 1928.
History note: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt before 1928
Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009
Diameter: 36.3 mm
Weight: 35.46 g
Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Watson, Lester
1898 - 1901
Inscription present: Bust of Victoria facing left with veil
Inscription present: Inscription in centre, crown above and laurel wreath around
Accession number: CM.1322-2009
Primary reference Number: 141416
Watson Catalogue: 228
Ordering: M-0205
Previous object number: LW.0205
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/141416 Accessed: 2024-11-22 08:09:01
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
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