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Medal - William IV Great Barbados Hurricane
| Location | Barbados |
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| Year | 1831 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | LIEUT GENERAL SIR JAMES LYON K.C.B. & G.C.H. GOVERNOR &c. . BARBADOS . COMMEMORATIVE OF THE AWFUL HURRICANE OF THE 11TH AUGUST 1831; WHICH CALLED FORTH THE GENEROUS SYMPATHY & LIBERAL SUCCOUR OF OUR SISTER ISLES & OTHER FRIENDLY SHORES IN THE HOUR OF CALAMITY & DISTRESS. DONATIONS RECEIVED. IN PRODUCE 3,628 CASH 21,147 £ 24,775 Cy |
| Reverse description | The reverse likewise consists entirely of inscribed text in two zones: a circular outer legend around the rim bearing a Latin phrase, and a central field containing a quoted prose passage describing the devastation wrought by the hurricane, followed by a record of losses sustained in property and lives, with the engraver's name ORDERSON in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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