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Medal John Moore, silver

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year 1809
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Weight 27.7 g
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IOHANNES. MOORE. Eq.B.
EXERC. BRITAN. IN. HISPAN. DUX.
Reverse description A densely composed allegorical scene in high relief depicting the mortally wounded Sir John Moore supported by a winged angel, while a helmeted female figure (Britannia) crowns him and gestures toward a Union shield at right; a winged Fame flies above blowing a trumpet, and a female figure with a fleur-de-lis standard (Francia) stands to the left. The Latin legend encircles the field, with the date of Moore's death inscribed in the lower exergual area.
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