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Description: | Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar 1779-83 and General George Augustus Eliott (1717-90). Obverse: Bust of Eliott (left), in tie-wig, uniform, Ribbon and Star of the Bath. Legend: 'GEO . AUGUSTUS . ELIOTT . GOVERNOR . OF . GIBRALTAR . AN . 1782.' Reverse: View of the Rock. Ships burning. Action between boat crews in the foreground. Exergue: 'VICTRIX IN FLAMIS VICTRIX IN UNDIS' (Victorious alike amid flames and through waves).
caption: Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar 1779-1783 and General George Augustus Eliott (1717-90); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar 1779-1783 and General George Augustus Eliott (1717-90); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Terry Eliott George Augustus | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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