United Kingdom. A Crimea Medal Auction is flanked by collar tabs

is flanked by collar tabs consisting of like-coloured wool upon which sit two machine-embroidered twisted gold wire columns in the style of an officer

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and the pinback has been bent presumably by the recipient to fit his tunic

suspended from a silver-grey embroidered cord

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United Kingdom. A Crimea Medal Auction is flanked by collar tabsInstituted on December 15, 1854. A silver medal, obverse featuring the left facing effigy of Queen Victoria surrounded by the inscription VICTORIA REGINA, reverse presents the winged figure of victory placing a wreath crown on a soldiers head, with the inscription CRIMEA vertically on the left side of the medal, suspended by a scroll suspension, unnamed, measures full size, accompanied by ribbon, dark patina, light contact marks and bruising to edges,