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Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar and General Eliott 1779-83

Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar, 1779-83 and General George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790). Obverse: Bust of General Eliott (left). Legend: 'GEORG . AVGVSTVS . ELIOTT . GIBRALTARIAE . IMP.' Reverse: View of the action, ships (left), batteries (right). Legend: 'NON . MILLE . CARINAE' (Not by a thousand ships). Exergue: 'MDCCCLXXXII'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0217
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weber, J.
Places: Germany
Events: American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779
Date made: 1782
People: Eliott, George Augustus
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 51 mm