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Description: | A dollar. Similar to MED0001. A plate, with rigid loop. Obverse: A brick furnace. Inscription: "Spaniards defeated by RED hot SHOT at Gibraltar Sept. ye 13th 1782". Reverse: a Spanish battering ship on fire, inscription below: "The Pastoru (Pastora) Baltl. ship Adml. Morino (Moreno) J Wheatley" One of the rare examples of the badges manufactured and presented to deserving soldiers during the siege. "Moreno" mispelt "Morino".
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caption: Medal - Gibraltar, Defence of, 1779-83 obverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Pastora fl.1782 Moreno campaign medals Wheatley Admfl Jfl | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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