Medal commemorating Admiral Duc d'Angoulême and the capture of Cadiz, 1823
Medal commemorating Admiral Louis Antoine Angoulême, Duc de Bourbon (1755-1844) and the capture of Cadiz, 1823. Obverse: Head of Admiral Duc d'Angoulême, laureate (left). Legend: 'LOUIS ANTOINE DUC D'ANGOULEME'. Reverse: The admiral on horseback, facing; a winged Victory above with palm branch holding a wreath over his head; view of Cadiz in the distance, a vessel bombarding (left), another in the distance (right). Legend: 'PRISE DE CADIX'.
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Object details
| ID: | MEC0548 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dieudonné, Jacques-Augustin |
| Events: | Spanish Expedition: Battle of Trocadero, 1823 |
| Date made: | 1823 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Antoine; Bourbon, Louis Antoine |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |