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Medal - Arrival of the British troops in Portugal
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1820 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 38.90 g |
| Diameter | 40.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Notice | Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet |
| Reference(s) | BHM#635, Eimer#988, Br#742, Slg. Julius#1918 |
| Obverse description | Bust facing right. |
| Obverse lettering | ARTHUR
DUKE OF WELLINGTON |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Allegorical female figures of Portugal and Spain being attacked by the french imperial eagle, to the left the british fleet comming to the rescue. |
| Reverse lettering | THE ENGLISH ARMY ARRIVES IN THE
PENINSULA
MDCCCVIII.
B . N
J. MUDIE. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | Thomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849) |
| Mintage | ND (1820) - Dated 1808 (MDCCCVIII) but minted in the set of british victories by mudie in 1820 -
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| Catalog ID | 8151016900 |
| Comments | |