Award - George III Honourable East India Company Medal, gold
Award - George III Honourable East India Company Medal, gold
€406,964.00
Location
India - British
Year
1813
Type
Award medals/Military award
Composition
Gold
Weight
Diameter
48 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Depiction of the storming of Fort Cornelis
Obverse lettering
CORNELIS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Legend
Reverse lettering
JAVA
CONQUERED XXVI AUGUST MDCCCXI. (Translation: This Medal was conferred in commemoration of the bravery and devotion exhibited by the Sepoys of the English Company in the capture of Java, 1228, Hegira)
Reverse script
Latin, Persian
Engraver
Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
