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Description: | Medal commemorating the landing in Holland, 1799 and Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801). Obverse: Bust of General Abercromby in uniform (left). Legend: 'SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE . K . B . LIEUTENANT GENERAL'. Reverse: View of the sea and Dutch coast; a column crowned and beflagged (left), an anchor and rudder beside it, a bird in flight (centre). Legend: 'PATRIAE INFELICI FIDELIS.' Exergue: 'LANDED IN HOLLAND & TOOK HELDER POINT AUGT . 27 . 1799.'
caption: Medal commemorating the landing in Holland, 1799 and Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the landing in Holland, 1799 and Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Ralph Abercromby | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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