Medal - Lieutenant General Lord Hill, Battle of Almaraz

€389,897.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight39.09 g
Diameter40.8 mm
Thickness4.1 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeH. Hopper
Reference(s) BHM#727, Eimer#1024, Br#1057
Obverse descriptionBust facing left.
Obverse letteringLIEUT GENERAL LORD HILL (On base of Bust) MILLS F H
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMinerva and Victory flying right over destroyed bridge, with cannons and cannonballs
Reverse lettering(In exergue) ALMARAZ MAY XIX MDCCCXII (To right of battle scene) MUDIE D (To left of battle scene) GAYRARD R
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - Dated MDCCCXII but minted in 1820 -
Catalog ID9562328420
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