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Medal - George IV Appointment of Duke of Wellington
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1827 |
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| Reference(s) | BHM#– |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a fully inscribed field with a multi-line laudatory text in the centre and a circular peripheral legend. The central inscription reads THE GREAT AND DISTINGUISHD GENERAL WHO HAS SO OFTEN LED THE ARMIES OF THE NATION TO VICTORY AND GLORY AND WHOSE HIGH MILITARY RENOWN IS BLENDED WITH THE HISTORY OF EUROPE / HORSE GUARDS JAN. 22. 1827 / BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND / HENRY TORRENS / ADJt GENl. The outer legend reads FIELD MARSHAL DUKE OF WELLINGTON COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIELD MARSHAL DUKE OF WELLINGTON COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES / THE GREAT AND DISTINGUISHD GENERAL WHO HAS SO OFTEN LED THE ARMIES OF THE NATION TO VICTORY AND GLORY AND WHOSE HIGH MILITARY RENOWN IS BLENDED WITH THE HISTORY OF EUROPE / HORSE GUARDS JAN. 22. 1827 / BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND / HENRY TORRENS / ADJt GENl |
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