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Medal - George III Siege of Seringapatam
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1820 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of the Marquis Wellesley in high relief facing left, with finely detailed hair. The circumferential legend reads around the border, and the engraver's signature MILLS F. appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic battle scene in high relief depicting a British soldier carrying a Union standard and a second soldier engaging a standing native warrior wielding a curved sword, while a second fallen native soldier kneels at right amid scattered arms; an architectural structure with a column and a flag is visible to the right. The inscription appears in the exergue, with the engravers' signatures BRENET F. MUDIE D. below. |
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