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Medal - George III Siege of Pamplona, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1820 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of the Duke of Wellington facing right in high relief, with naturalistic hair treatment. The peripheral legend reads ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON., with the signatures MUDIE D. and BRENET visible in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a classical allegorical scene in which a draped female figure representing the town of Pamplona kneels to the right, offering the keys of the city to a helmeted Roman soldier mounted on a prancing horse facing right. The upper legend curves around the border, while the exergue bears a two-line inscription recording the date of the capitulation. Signatures MUDIE D. and DROIT F. appear at the lower left and right margins respectively. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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