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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". Suspended from a loop and blue ribbon.
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. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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