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Medal - George Augustus Eliott 1. Baron Heathfield & the Great Siege of Gibraltar
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1782 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Historical medal |
Composition | Gilding metal plated bronze |
Weight | 70.53 g |
Diameter | 50 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
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Period | |
Notice | Giovanni Zanobio Weber |
Reference(s) | BHM#249, Eimer#795, Montagu#D7 |
Obverse description | Cuirassed bust of George Augustus Eliott facing left. |
Obverse lettering | GEORG ·
AVGVSTVS · ELIOTT · GIBRALTARIÆ · IMP |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Ships in action left against batteries upon harbor to right. |
Reverse lettering | NON · MILLE · CARINAE
MDCCLXXXII (Translation: even a thousand ships cannot take it) |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | |
Mintage | 1782 - MDCCLXXXII -
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Catalog ID | 1995228000 |
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