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Description: | Medal commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Navarino, 1927. Obverse: Busts (left to right) of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851), Rear-Admiral Henri Gauthier de Rigny (1783-1835) and Rear-Admiral Count Heiden conjoined, facing (right). Legend in Greek. Reverse: Inscription in Greek, within a laurel wreath tied with a bow, (Greece ever mindful of Navarino). Admiral de Rigny and Adml Count Heiden commanded the French and Russian squadrons under the general command of Sir Edward Codrington.
caption: Medal commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Navarino, 1927; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Navarino, 1927; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Admiral Edward Countfl Codrington medals Rigny Heiden Henri Gauthier de17 | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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