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Medal General Elliott, Governor of Gibraltar
| Location | Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 1782 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of General George Augustus Eliott in left profile, wearing military uniform with epaulettes, lace cravat, and a star order on his chest, hair tied in a queue. The circumferential legend reads GEORGE AUGUSTUS ELIOTT GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR, with the engraver's signature J.P. DROZ F. visible at the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE AUGUSTUS ELIOTT GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR |
| Reverse description | A heroic nude male figure, personifying Eliott or Hercules, stands facing between two tall columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, alluding to Gibraltar's strategic position; a cloak drapes over his left arm and he holds a staff. The legend FORTITER ET RECTE. arcs along the upper periphery, and the date XIII SEPT. / MDCCLXXXII appears in two lines in the lower exergue. The engraver's signature DROZ F. is visible at the base. |
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