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Medal commemorating the action off Flamborough Head, 1779 and Commodore John Paul Jones (1747-1792)
Medal commemorating the action off Flamborough Head, 1779 and Commodore John Paul Jones (1747-1792). Obverse: Bust of Commodore John Paul Jones in a tie-wig and uniform (right). Legend: 'JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO . COMITIA AMERICANA.' (The American Congress to John Paul Jones, Commander of the Fleet.) Reverse: The action between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis, frigates. Legend: 'HOSTIVM NAVIBVS CAPTIS AVT FVGATIS.' (The enemy's vessels captured or scattered.) Exergue: 'AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII . SEPT . M . DCCLXXVIIII.' (Off the coast of Scotland, 23 September 1779.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0825 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Augustin Dupré, A |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | American War of Independence: Action off Flamborough Head, 1779 |
| Vessels: | Bonhomme Richard (1779); Serapis 1779 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1779 |
| People: | Jones, John Paul |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |