Baltic Medal

Baltic Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal.
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service.
DescriptionSilver disk, 36mm diameter.
Presented byUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
EligibilityRoyal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Sappers and Miners.
Campaign(s)Baltic Sea 1854-55.
ClaspsNone authorised.
Established6 June 1856[1]
Ribbon bar.
The battle of Bomarsund

The Baltic Medal was a campaign medal approved on 6 June 1856, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Sappers and Miners who served between March 1854 and August 1855 in the Baltic Sea operations against Russia in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War, or Åland War. The medal primarily covered naval actions but was also awarded to 106 men of the Royal Sappers and Miners who were landed to place demolition charges against Russian fortifications at Bomarsund and Sveaborg.[2]

  1. ^ Mayo (1897), pp.376-377.
  2. ^ Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (1988), pp.126-127.