English: East and West African Medal 1887-1900 Awarded to J Corcoran, PTD, HMS Phoebe, Royal Navy silver medal; swivelling straight bar suspender; with ribbon obverse- the diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria with legend- VICTORIA REGINA reverse- a scene of bush fighting around a tree between British soldiers and native Africans ribbon- yellow with black borders and two thin black stripes down the centre bar- BENIN 1897 named- J. CORCORAN PTD. H.M.S. PHOEBE markings- obverse- medallist's name below VR neck- L.C. WYON medallist- obverse- LC Won reverse- Edward Poynter
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Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign; (Pre 1977); 1887-1897
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