Medal - Arrival of the British troops in Portugal

€236,728.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight38.90 g
Diameter40.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeNicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
Reference(s) BHM#635, Eimer#988, Br#742, Slg. Julius#1918
Obverse descriptionBust facing right.
Obverse letteringARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAllegorical female figures of Portugal and Spain being attacked by the french imperial eagle, to the left the british fleet comming to the rescue.
Reverse letteringTHE ENGLISH ARMY ARRIVES IN THE PENINSULA MDCCCVIII. B . N J. MUDIE.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - Dated 1808 (MDCCCVIII) but minted in the set of british victories by mudie in 1820 -
Catalog ID8151016900
Comments