Medal - George III Battle of Vimeiro, white metal

€408,499.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Jacques-Jean Barre
Reverse: George Mills
Reference(s) BHM#637, Eimer#989, Br#2207
Obverse descriptionTriumphal car filled with trophies, Victory flying overhead
Obverse letteringBATTLE OF VIMIERA AUG XXI MDCCCVIII
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of Lisbon and the shipping on the Tagus
Reverse letteringTHE ENGLISH ARMY ENTERS LISBON SEPT . XI. MDCCCVIII
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID5720270070
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