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Object Type
Museum number: M.8665
Description: Bronze medal. (whole); Britannia, seated on a car drawn by a lion, drives over French lilies. On either side walk Justice and Liberty; above is a band inscribed; and below, the date. Around are inscribed the successes of the year, with the dates and the names of the several commanders. (obverse); A shield bearing a reversed lily within a Garter, inscribed, supported by the Lion of England and the Horse of Hanover. Below is an inscribed band and the date. Around are inscribed the successes of the year, with the names of the several commanders and the dates. (reverse)
Production date: 1759
Production place: Made in: British Isles
Materials
Dimensions: Diameter: 44.000 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: Not uncommon. This medal is composed of the reverses of the two medals struck to commemorate the successes of the years 1758 (Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: p692.416) and 1759 (Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: p708.444).
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Representation of: Britannia; Representation of: Libertas; Representation of: Justitia/Iustitia; Named in inscription: George II, King of Great Britain; Named in inscription: William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham; Named in inscription: General Hon John Barrington; Named in inscription: Sir John Moore; Named in inscription: Major-Gen Sir William Johnson; Named in inscription: Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Named in inscription: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst; Named in inscription: Adm Right Hon Edward Boscawen; Named in inscription: General James Wolfe; Named in inscription: Admiral Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke; Named in inscription: Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Associated places: Named in inscription: Sénégal; Named in inscription: Louisbourg; Named in inscription: Cherbourg; Named in inscription: Gorée; Named in inscription: Guadeloupe; Named in inscription: Niagara; Named in inscription: Minden; Named in inscription: Lagos (Portugal); Named in inscription: Québec (city); Named in inscription: Quiberon
Associated events: Commemoration of: Successes of 1758 and 1759
Acquisition name
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: M.8665
C&M catalogue number: MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (709) (445)

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