Medal - Battle of Vimiera. English Army enters Lisbon

€89,195.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight38.3 g
Diameter41 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeObverse: James Mudie, Jacques-Jean Barre
Reverse: George Mills
Reference(s) BHM#637, Eimer#989, Br#2207
Obverse descriptionA triumphal cart filled with trophies, Victory flying overhead
Obverse letteringBATTLE OF VIMIERA / AUG XXI MDCCCVIII
(Translation: August 21st 1808)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of Lisbon and ships on the Tagus
Reverse letteringTHE ENGLISH ARMY ENTERS / LISBON / SEPT. XI. MDCCCVIII
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - Struck in 1820 -
Catalog ID9459097840
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