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Naval Gold medal (Captain's) for San Domingo 1806
Captain's Naval Gold Medal for San Domingo awarded to the Honourable Robert Stopford (1768-1847),. Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscription: 'HON. ROBERT STOPFORD CAPTAIN THE H.M.S. SPENCER + ON THE 6 FEBRUARY + MDCCCVI THE FRENCH SQUADRON CAPTURED AND DESTROYED'. The medal is fitted with a gold rim with a watch glass on both sides to protect the surface. It is suspended by a gold loop and bar, frpm a blue edged white ribbon. Part of a larger group of Stopfords orders and medals.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2691 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Duckworth's action off San Domingo, 1806 |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Stopford, Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 33 mm |
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