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.

Object Details

ID: MED2691
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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