Medal - George III Siege of Acre, bronze

€408,492.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: George Mills
Reverse: Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
Reference(s) BHM#476, Eimer#906
Obverse descriptionUniformed bust of Sir Sidney Smith left
Obverse letteringADMIRAL SIR S SMITH
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBritish lion protecting the Syrian camel from the French tiger
Reverse letteringACRE DEFENDED BONAPARTE REPULSED SYRIA SAVED XXTH. MAY MDCCLXXXXIX
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID1032788210
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