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Description: | Medal commemorating British Victories 1797-1809. Obverse: Bust of George III (right), hair tied behind. Collar of the Garter over ermine mantle. Legend: 'GEORGIVS . III . D G BRITANNIARVM . REX.' Reverse: Fame, winged and draped, holding a wreath in left hand, is on the left knee (facing left), before a column on which she is inscribing 'NIL[E] EGYP[T] COPEN[HAGEN] [GIBR]ALTER S . VINCEN[T] ACRE PORT[UGAL] TRAFAL[GAR] TALAV[ERA].' Legend: 'MATVROS LARGIMVR HONORES' (We lavish honours in the fullness of time). Exergue: 'L' whence issue rays. It is surrounded by a snake biting its tail.
caption: Medal commemorating the British Victories 1797-1809; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the British Victories 1797-1809; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | King George III medals W.S. Mossop | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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