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Medal - George II James Wolfe
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1759 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Personality or portrait
medal |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Edge | |
Period | |
Notice | John Kirk |
Reference(s) | BHM#37, Eimer#674, Betts#422 |
Obverse description | Armoured and draped bust left |
Obverse lettering | IACOBUS
WOLFE ANGLUS |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Tellus seated left between two lions, holding tambourine, four females dancing around oak tree in background to left |
Reverse lettering | IN VICTORIA CÆSVS
QVEBECÆ SEPT . XIII MDCCLIX (Translation: Slain in the moment of victory) |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | |
Mintage | 1759 - -
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Catalog ID | 3689667730 |
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