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Award - George III Seringapatam Medal, Soho, gold
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1801-1802 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | A lion, symbolising British power, is depicted in high relief overpowering a prostrate tiger, emblematic of Tipu Sultan's Mysore. Behind the lion, a staff bearing a banner with Arabic inscription stands to the left, and a flowing pennant appears to the right. The date in Roman numerals is inscribed in the exergue below a decorative foliate border. |
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| Obverse lettering | أسد الله الغالب IV. MAY. MDCCXCIX. |
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| Reverse lettering | سرنکاپتن رام ذیقعده ۱۲۱۳ هجری ۱۲۱۳ |
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