Medal - George III Siege of Alexandria, bronze

€408,495.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Thomas Webb
Reverse: Abraham Dupre
Reference(s) BHM#509, Eimer#934
Obverse descriptionUniformed bust of Lord John Hely Hutchinson left
Obverse letteringADMIRAL SIR S SMITH
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMajor-General Hutchinson and the Bey of Egypt holding his horse, concluding the Treaty prior to the departure of the British troops; Pyramid and ship`s prow in background
Reverse letteringACRE DEFENDED BONAPARTE REPULSED SYRIA SAVED XXTH. MAY MDCCLXXXXIX
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID2384996310
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