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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, seated, scales in left hand, handing a sword to a warrior in antique costume. Legend: 'GUD OG DEN RETFAERDIGE SAG.' (God and the just cause.) Reverse: The same warrior, Danish shield on left arm, fighting with a five-headed dragon rising out of the deep. Legend: 'FIENDENS OVERMAGT TILBAGEDREVEN.' (The enemy's superior force repulsed.) Exergue: 'KI�BENHAVN D. 2 APRIL 1801' (Copenhagen.) (School of Nuremberg)
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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