Medal - Naval action off Cadiz

€262,525.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1781
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionSilver
Weight28.35 g
Diameter45 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJohann Georg Holtzhey
Reference(s) Betts#583, Montagu#DD9, MHE#782
Obverse descriptionStern view of four vessels in action, one dismantled
Obverse letteringVIS VI FORTITER REPULSA PROPE GADES XXX MAY. MDCCLXXXI
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA trident with three shields of the Rotterdam Admiralty, the Captains named on pennants.
Reverse letteringANTIQUA VIRTVTE DVVM-VIRI P. MELVILLE NAVARCHUS G. OORTHUIS NAVARCH
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1781  - MDCCLXXXI -
Catalog ID1896015430
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