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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