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Description: | Captain's Naval Gold Medal awarded to Captain John Wells (1763-1841) for the battle of Camperdown. 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: ' * JOHN WELLS ESQUIRE * CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. THE LANCASTER ON THE 11 OCTOBER MDCCXCVII. THE DUTCH FLEET DEFEATED'. The medal is fitted with a gold rim, a watch glass on each side protects the surface. It is suspended by a gold bar and loop from a blue edged white ribbon with a gold buckle attached.
AQN: A.H.Baldwin & Sons Ltd (agent).
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | The Pingo Family and Medal Making in 18th Century Britain Wells campaign medals Lancaster (1797) John | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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