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Description: | Gold medal presented to Vice-Admiral Charles Thompson (1740-1799) for services at the Battle of St Vincent, 1797. Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscribed within a wreath of oak and laurel: 'CHARLES THOMPSON ESQUIRE VICE ADMIRAL AND SECOND IN COMMAND ON THE 14TH FEB: MDCCXCVII THE SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED'. In a fitted red leather case with blue and white silk neck ribbon attached. Both sides of the medal are glazed to protect the surface.
Naval Gold Medals instituted November 1796 by an Admiralty Order, Lewis Pingo received 150 gns in December for the engraving work. Further medals struck from the existing dies in 1797 for Cape St Vincent and subsequent victories, see Christopher Eimer 'The Pingo Family & Medal Making in 18th Century Britain'. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | The Pingo Family and Medal Making in 18th Century Britain Nelson's Navy Nelson Nelson's great battles Cape St Vincent People Charles Thompson | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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