Qualification:
Awarded to men of the 42nd Regiment of Foot who served during the Peninsula Campaign.
Description:
Silver, 32mm. Commissioned by the regiment and minted in 1819 by Parkes of Dublin. Obverse: in the upper section - St. Andrew with his cross, legend above, "Nemo me Impune Lacessit", in the lower section, British soldiers marching through mountainous country. Reverse: the winged figure of Fame above the battle honours, "Corunna, Fuentes d’Onor, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula"; in a rectangle below, "42 R.H. Rt."
Ribbon:
38mm wide, crimson, edged in dark blue.
Suspension:
Medals with hinged silver straight bar suspension and scrolled suspension have previously been auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb.
Naming:
Various rank / name /regiment combinations have been noted. Details impressed along the edge.
Clasps:
None.
Acknowledgements
Dix Noonan Webb for information from past auction sales and the image which I have reproduced on this post.
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