Award - George III Seringapatam Medal, Calcutta, silver

€406,472.00
LocationIndia - British
Year1808
TypeAward medals/Military award
CompositionSilver
Weight41.8 g
Diameter45 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Eimer#903a
Obverse descriptionBritish lion trampling a tiger
Obverse letteringأسـد الله الـغـالـب IV MAY MDCCXCIX.
(Translation: The lion of God is the conqueror)
Obverse scriptLatin, Persian
Reverse descriptionStorming of Seringapatam Fort, sun at its zenith above
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Fort of Seringapatam, the gift of God, the 4th May, 1799)
Reverse scriptPersian
EngraverKolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
MintageND (1808)  - - 2 786
Catalog ID1540536750
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