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Award - George III Seringapatam Medal, Soho, silver
Location | India - British |
Year | 1801-1802 |
Type | Award medals/Military award |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 43.5 g |
Diameter | 48 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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Period | |
Notice | Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
Reference(s) | Eimer#903a |
Obverse description | British lion trampling a tiger |
Obverse lettering | أسـد الله الـغـالـب
IV MAY MDCCXCIX. (Translation: The lion of God is the conqueror) |
Obverse script | Latin, Persian |
Reverse description | Storming of Seringapatam Fort, sun at its zenith above |
Reverse lettering | (Translation: Fort of Seringapatam, the gift of God, the 4th May, 1799) |
Reverse script | Persian |
Engraver | Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850) |
Mintage | ND
(1801-1802) - - 850
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Catalog ID | 8251312090 |
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