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Description: | Obverse: Bust of St Vincent in a tie-wig and uniform (L) within a laurel wreath. Legend: "EARL ST VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION 1800". Reverse: a naval officer and a blue-jacket standing and shaking hands, the Union Jack as background, the whole encircled by a wreath, a crown above. Legend: "LOYAL AND TRUE".
After hoisting his flag in the Ville de Paris in 1800 Lord St Vincent distributed this medal to those who had followed him from the Victory, his previous flag-ship. The gold example is very rare; there is another in Earl Spencer's collection. AQN: Spink & Son (agent).
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | campaign medals Jervis John Ville de Paris 1795 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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