Medal - George III Battle of Talavera, white metal

€408,515.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: George Mills
Reverse: Louis Lafitte
Reference(s) BHM#673, Eimer#999
Obverse descriptionUniformed bust of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington right
Obverse letteringARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVictory standing between the British lion and the French eagle, the latter attempting to take a victor`s wreath from the hand of victory
Reverse letteringBATTLE OF TALAVERA 1809.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID8091668370
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