Award - George III Seringapatam Medal, Soho, white metal

€406,467.00
LocationIndia - British
Year1801-1802
TypeAward medals/Military award
CompositionPewter
Weight37 g
Diameter48 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeConrad Heinrich Küchler
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
EngraverSoho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)
MintageND (1801-1802)  - - 45 000
Catalog ID5972534720
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