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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, CAMPBEL.' Legend: 'CIRCVMNAVIGATION.' Near lower edge: 'MDCCXL.-MDCCXLIV.' Commissioned as a memorial after Anson's death, probably by his elder brother and heir, Thomas Anson.
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 Saumarez medals Augustus Piercy Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Denis Keppel Anson Vice-Admiral John Campbell Saunders Thomas Brett Admiral Charles Pingo Philip George | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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