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Award - George IV Burma Medal, bronze
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1826 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse script | Persian |
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| Reverse description | A detailed panoramic scene depicting the storming of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, with British and allied troops advancing in the foreground, the distinctive multi-tiered pagoda complex visible in the middle ground amid smoke, warships at anchor in the harbour to the left, and tropical palm trees framing the composition. The engraver's signature W. WYON appears along the baseline, above a lower register containing a Persian legend. |
| Reverse script | Persian |
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