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Medal - George III Battle of Salamanca, bronze
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1820 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Military medal |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
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Period | |
Notice | Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet |
Reference(s) | BHM#735, Eimer#1026, Br#1175 |
Obverse description | Equestrian figure of the Duke of Wellington being garlanded with flowers by two Spaniards |
Obverse lettering | THE
BRITISH ARMY ENTERS MADRID AUG XII. MDCCCXII |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | British troops preparing to advance against the French deployed in the mountains |
Reverse lettering | JULY
XXII MDCCCXII SALAMANCA |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | Thomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849) |
Mintage | ND (1820) - -
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Catalog ID | 6911812590 |
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