Type Campaign medal Campaign(s) Baltic Sea 1854-55. | Awarded for Campaign service. Clasps None authorised. | |
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Eligibility Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Sappers and Miners. Description Silver disk, 36mm diameter. | ||
The Baltic Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1856, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Sappers and Miners who served in Baltic Sea operations against Russia in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War. The medal primarily covered naval actions but it was also awarded to 100 men or the Royal Sappers and Miners for their work in the demolition of Russian fortifications at Bomarsund and Sveaborg.
The die for the medal was engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon.
Clasps
None authorised.
References
Baltic Medal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA