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Award - George III Honourable East India Company Medal, silver
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | A detailed battle scene in high relief depicting the storming of Fort Cornelis, with soldiers scaling fortification walls, a central officer figure rallying troops, fallen combatants in the foreground, and cannon balls scattered on the ground. In the background, an explosion and billowing smoke rise above the fort walls alongside a flag. The legend CORNELIS curves along the upper border. |
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| Obverse lettering | CORNELIS |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a circular Latin legend around the outer rim reading JAVA CONQUERED XXVI AUGUST MDCCCXI, with a multi-line Persian inscription filling the central field. The Persian text commemorates the bravery of the sepoys of the English Company in the conquest of Java in the year 1228 Hijri. |
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