Medal - George III Battle of Salamanca, bronze

€408,526.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeNicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
Reference(s) BHM#735, Eimer#1026, Br#1175
Obverse descriptionEquestrian figure of the Duke of Wellington being garlanded with flowers by two Spaniards
Obverse letteringTHE BRITISH ARMY ENTERS MADRID AUG XII. MDCCCXII
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBritish troops preparing to advance against the French deployed in the mountains
Reverse letteringJULY XXII MDCCCXII SALAMANCA
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID6911812590
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