United Kingdom, Turkey. A St. Jean D’Arc Medal to Vice-Admiral W.H. Haswell, Commander of the Investigator During the McClure Arctic (North West Passage) Expedition, 1850 United Republic of featuring symbols of the Lilies

featuring symbols of the Lilies in each arm in gilt

A signet stamp

Prior to 1905 the Order was known as the Order of Christ

(Brosche und Knöpfe)

the reverse with a central date of “7

United Kingdom, Turkey. A St. Jean D’Arc Medal to Vice-Admiral W.H. Haswell, Commander of the Investigator During the McClure Arctic (North West Passage) Expedition, 1850 United Republic of featuring symbols of the LiliesInstituted 1840. In Silver, a round medal with obverse featuring the Arabic script The Country of Syria and the Fortress of Acre, 1256, with the tughra of Sultan Abdul Medjid on the reverse, the rim has been engraved W. H. HASWELL. TALBOT, 1840., measures 29. 7 mm in diameter, weighs 16. 1 grams including ribbon, minor wear, extremely fine. Footnote: Vice Admiral William Henry Haswell (born in Devonport, 1818) served in the Royal Navy for more than