Medal - Battle of Salamanca. British Army enters Madrid

€114,683.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionPewter (White metal)
Weight
Diameter41 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeNicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
Reference(s) BHM#735, Eimer#1026, Br#1175
Obverse descriptionBritish troops (left) in foreground, preparing to advance by following the retreating enemy of the French deployed in the mountains (at Salamanca and Bellona) in background (right). Lettering in exergue
Obverse letteringJULY XXII. MDCCCXII SALAMANCA MUDIE.D
(Translation: James Mudie Direx.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEquestrian figure (right) of a bareheaded Duke of Wellington being garlanded with flowers by two Spaniards (left). Lettering in exergue
Reverse letteringTHE BRITISH ARMY ENTERS MADRID AUG. XII. MDCCCXII BRENET.F
(Translation: Brenet fecit = Brenet made me)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID3085722840
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