Medal - George III Battle of the Nile, bronze

€406,497.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1798
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter38 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeThomas Wyon the Elder
Reference(s) BHM#450, Eimer#892
Obverse descriptionUniformed bust of Sir J. B. Warren right
Obverse letteringVIRTUTE NIHIL OBSTAT & ARMIS VICTORY OF THE NILE AUGT. 1. 1798.
(Translation: Nothing withstands valour and arms)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionHibernia seated on the foreshore by a cannon etc., ships at sea
Reverse letteringSUB HOC SIGNO VINCES NOV . 29 LAUS DEO 1798
(Translation: Under this sign thou shalt conquer)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1798  - -
Catalog ID3072960590
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