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Medal - Passage of the Douro
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1820 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Arthur, Duke of Wellington, facing right, in high relief. The surrounding legend reads ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON, with the designer's signature MUDIE. D. inscribed below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical river god, bearded and reclining to the right, stretches his arm outward in a gesture of obstruction toward British sailing vessels crossing the river at left, with a fortified town visible on the far bank. A laurel branch appears in the upper right field. The legend and date are inscribed in the exergue, with engraver attributions below. |
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| Reverse lettering | PASSAGE OF THE DURO 1809 DUBOIS. F. / MUDIE. D. |
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