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Medal Invasion of Guadeloupe, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1759 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Pallas Athena stands in full figure facing left, wearing a helmet and classical drapery, holding a trident in her left hand and a military standard surmounted by a lion in her right. The names MOORE and BARRINGTON appear vertically in the field to either side of the figure, with the legend SOC . PROM . ARTS AND . COMMERCE inscribed on a tablet in the lower exergue. The design is bordered by a beaded rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | MOORE BARRINGTON SOC . PROM . ARTS AND . COMMERCE |
| Reverse description | Britannia stands to the right in classical robes, holding a spear and resting her hand on a shield bearing the Union Flag, while extending her other hand toward a kneeling figure at left who presents a branch of sugar cane. The legend GVADALVPE . SVRREN DERS is arranged around the upper field, and the date MAY . I . MDCCLIX appears in the exergue. The design is bordered by a beaded rim. |
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