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Medal - George III Peace of Amiens, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1802 |
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| Diameter | 38 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing uniformed bust of the Marquis Cornwallis in high relief, depicting him in military dress with epaulette and decorations including a star order. The encircling legend reads MARQUIS CORNWALLIS BRITISH PLENIPOTENTIARY AT AMIENS, with the maker's mark K & K. visible in the lower field. A raised border ring frames the design. |
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| Reverse description | Britannia seated left beside her shield and spear, holding a medallion bearing a portrait effigy, with a putto standing at right pointing to an upright tablet inscribed with the names of the plenipotentiaries responsible for the Treaty of Amiens. A rising sun appears at lower right, and sheaves of wheat and fruiting branches symbolise peace and prosperity. The Latin motto POST NUBILA PHOEBUS arcs across the upper field, while the exergue bears the legend DEFINITIVE TREATY CONCLUDED 1802. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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