Medal - George III Lord of the Admiralty, bronze

€406,487.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1799
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter37.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeThomas Wyon the Elder
Reference(s) BHM#471, Eimer#913
Obverse descriptionBust of Earl Spencer wearing naval uniform and hair in queue left
Obverse letteringEARL SPENCER FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY APPOINTED MAR. 9 . 1795
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVictory standing blowing a trumpet right
Reverse letteringDECORI DECUS ADDIT AVITO UNDER WISE COUNSELS THE BRITISH NAVY TRIUMPHS . MDCCXCIX.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1799  - -
Catalog ID8113398600
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