Medal - George III Siege of Alexandria, bronze

€408,493.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeThomas Webb
Reference(s) BHM#504, Eimer#929
Obverse descriptionUniformed bust of Sir Ralph Abercromby at centre
Obverse letteringADMIRAL SIR S SMITH
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionHorse facing right, pawing with his left fore leg, three pyramids of Giza behind
Reverse letteringACRE DEFENDED BONAPARTE REPULSED SYRIA SAVED XXTH. MAY MDCCLXXXXIX
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - -
Catalog ID4987261980
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