medal
- Museum number
- M.5343
- Description
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Bronze medal. (whole)
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Fame, kneeling inscribing the list of victories on a column. In exergue: snake biting its own tail surrounding an L within rays. (reverse)
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Draped bust of George III right, hair tied behind. (obverse)
- Production date
- 1810
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 43.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Brown 1980 states:
The L on the reverse of the medal refers to the fact that the medal was struck in 1810, the year that George III celebrated his golden jubilee. The dies for this medal are, according to Frazer, preserved in the Royal Irish Academy, and Frazer himself owned the original wax model.
Bibliography: Frazer, W. The Medallists of Ireland and their work. Extracts from the 'Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland'. Vol. XVII/459; Fiala, E. 'Münzen und Medaillen der Welfischen Lande', Prague, 1915, 465; Milford Haven, Admiral the Marquis of. 'British Naval Medals', London, 1919, 563; Sandwich, The Rt. Hon. the Earl of. 'British and Foreign medals relating to naval and maritime affairs', 2nd ed., London, 1950, PP/13.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: British Victories 1797/1809
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- M.5343
- C&M catalogue number
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MB3 (Brown 1) (171) (700)
