Skip to main content
Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.
Menu
Main navigation
Visit
Toggle Visit submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Visit
—
Visit
—
Family visits
—
Group visits
—
Audio app
—
Out-of-hours tours
—
Tours and talks
—
Object trails
—
Accessibility
—
Food and drink
—
Late opening on Fridays
—
Museum map
Exhibitions and events
Collection
Toggle Collection submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Collection
—
Collection
—
Collection online
—
Galleries
—
Blog
—
The British Museum podcast
Learn
Toggle Learn submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Learn
—
Learn
—
Schools
—
Communities
—
Adult learning
—
Young people
Membership
Toggle Membership submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Membership
—
Membership
—
Renew Membership
—
Events
—
Buy Membership
—
Renew Gift Membership
—
Existing Members
—
Buy Under 26 Membership
—
Upgrade your Membership
—
How your money helps
—
Buy Gift Membership
—
Visiting as a Member
—
Members' Room
Support us
Toggle Support us submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Support us
—
Donate
—
Corporate support
—
Become a Patron
—
Supporter case studies
—
Become a Volunteer
—
Leave a legacy
—
American Friends of the British Museum
Secondary navigation
Shop
Search
Donate
Hide menu
medal
Object Type
medal
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
bronze
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
Medallic Illustrations 2 / Medallic illustrations of the history of Great Britain and Ireland to the death of George II
(p709.445)
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
From:
Edward Hawkins
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
M.8665
C&M catalogue number
MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2)
(709)
(445)