Medal - George I Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro, silver

€405,002.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1718
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionSilver
Weight36.5 g
Diameter45 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeJohn Croker
Reference(s) Eimer#481
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust right
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS . D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET . HIB : REX . F : D.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRostral column and mound of trophies
Reverse letteringSOCIORVM . PROTECTOR. CLASSE . HISP : DELETA . AD . ORAS . SICILIÆ . 1718.
(Translation: The Protector of his Allies, the Spanish fleet destroyed off the coast of Sicily, 1718)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810)
Mintage1718  - -
Catalog ID7772008110
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