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Medal - Arrival of the British troops in Portugal
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1820 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Military medal |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 38.90 g |
Diameter | 40.5 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Edge | Plain |
Period | |
Notice | Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet |
Reference(s) | BHM#635, Eimer#988, Br#742, Slg. Julius#1918 |
Obverse description | Bust facing right. |
Obverse lettering | ARTHUR
DUKE OF WELLINGTON |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Allegorical female figures of Portugal and Spain being attacked by the french imperial eagle, to the left the british fleet comming to the rescue. |
Reverse lettering | THE ENGLISH ARMY ARRIVES IN THE
PENINSULA
MDCCCVIII.
B . N
J. MUDIE. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | Thomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849) |
Mintage | ND (1820) - Dated 1808 (MDCCCVIII) but minted in the set of british victories by mudie in 1820 -
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Catalog ID | 8151016900 |
Comments | |