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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre and Admiral Lord Anson's voyage, 1740-44. Obverse: Bust of Anson (left), hair short, no drapery, crowned by Victory standing behind on the prow of a galley. Legend: 'GEORGE LORD ANSON VICT . MAY III MDCCXLVII.' Reverse: Victory, holding a wreath and a trophy, stands upon the back of a sea-monster, over a small globe. Placed around are six laurel wreaths, inscribed each: 'KEPPEL, SAVMAREZ, SAVNDERS, BRETT, DENNIS, CAMPHEL.' Legend: 'CIRCVMNAVIGATION.' Near lower edge: 'MDCCXL.-MDCCXLIV.'
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre and Admiral Lord Anson's voyage, 1740-4; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre and Admiral Lord Anson's voyage, 1740-4; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Anson Vice-Admiral John Campbell Saunders Saumarez medals Brett Augustus Admiral Charles Piercy Philip Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Denis George Keppel | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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