Medal commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Andrew Browne Cunningham (1883-1963)

Medal commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Andrew Browne Cunningham (1883-1963). Bronze medallic plaque set on flukes of an anchor with inscribed base below. Obverse: Bust of Cunningham (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET VISCOUNT CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE.' (inner) 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF MEDITERRANEAN FLEET 1940-1943. FIRST SEA LORD 1943-46.' (outer). Base: 'A L'AMIRAL DE LA FLOTTE LORD CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE HOMMAGE DE LA MARINE FRANÇAISE 1946'. Reverse: Neptune standing, holding a trident in his right land looking towards a warship. Legend: 'THE BRITISH NAVY ENSURES FREEDOM OF THE SEA TO THE ALLIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1940-1943'. Below: 'CALABRIA TARANTO MATAPAN MALTA SICILY ITALY'.

Object Details

ID: MEC3024
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Guiraud, Georges
Date made: 1946
People: Guiraud, Georges; Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 187 x 127 mm
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