Award - George III Davison`s Medal, bronze

€118,576.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1798
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter47 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeLettering: FROM ALEXr. DAVISON ESQr. St. JAMES SQUARE A TRIBUTE OF REGARD
Period
NoticeConrad Heinrich Küchler
Reference(s) BHM#447, Eimer#890
Obverse descriptionHope stands on a rocky outcrop facing left, holding an oval medallion of Lord Nelson. EUROPE`S HOPE AND BRITAIN`S GLORY, around REAR ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE
Obverse letteringREAR ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE EUROPE`S HOPE AND BRITAIN`S GLORY.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBattle of Aboukir Bay. ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY`S ARMS, in exergue VICTORY OF THE NILE AUGUST 1. 1798. Lettered edge reads FROM ALEXr. DAVISON ESQr. St. JAMES SQUARE A TRIBUTE OF REGARD
Reverse letteringALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY`S ARMS. VICTORY OF THE NILE AUGUST 1. 1798.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverSoho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)
Mintage1798  - - 6 555
Catalog ID2735470790
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