The Sardinia Crimea Medal (1856)
The King of Piedmont-Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II, authorized the silver medal on June 6, 1856 to be awarded to 450 specially selected officers and men of the British naval and military forces, who had fought in the Crimean War. Some 400 of these went to the Army. The first awards were made on 18 July 18, 1856 to the Royal Artillery at Woolwich.
The obverse features a cross in an oval surmounted by a crown, with laurel and palm branch tied with a ribbon below, inscribed AL VALORE/MILITARE and F.G. The reverse depicts two laurel branches tied with a ribbon, inscribed, SPEDZIONE D’ORIENTE 1855/1856.
The names of the 400 British Army recipients can be found on the Crimean War Medal Roll. This medal should not be confused with the Turkish Crimea War medal issued to the Sardinian troops by the Sultan of Turkey.
The Sardinia Crimea Medal
The King of Piedmont-Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II, authorized the silver medal on June 6, 1856 to be awarded to 450 specially selected officers and men of the British naval and military forces, who had fought in the Crimean War. Some 400 of these went to the Army. The first awards were made on 18 July 18, 1856 to the Royal Artillery at Woolwich.
The obverse features a cross in an oval surmounted by a crown, with laurel and palm branch tied with a ribbon below, inscribed AL VALORE/MILITARE and F.G. The reverse depicts two laurel branches tied with a ribbon, inscribed, SPEDZIONE D’ORIENTE 1855/1856.
The names of the 400 British Army recipients can be found on the Crimean War Medal Roll. This medal should not be confused with the Turkish Crimea War medal issued to the Sardinian troops by the Sultan of Turkey.
The Sardinia Crimea Medal
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