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Medal - Sir Ralph Abercromby Centenary of the capture of Trinidad
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed harbour scene depicting the mole at Port of Spain, with a British flag flying from a flagpole over a harbour building at right, a large sailing ship at anchor to the left, additional vessels in the middle distance, and a rowing boat in the foreground; dramatic mountain peaks rise in the background. The circular legend reads around the border, and a three-line Latin inscription occupies the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE CONQUEST OF TRINIDAD BY THE BRITISH 1797. MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FOEDERA JUNGI. (Translation: He approves both of the people intermingling and of treaties being entered upon.) |
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