Medal commemorating the Battle of Ushant 1778 and Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786)
Medal commemorating the Battle of Ushant 1778 and Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (three-quarter right), bareheaded, undress uniform. Legend: 'AUGUSTUS KEPPEL.' Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath: 'JUDICIOUS BRAVE AND GALLANT.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC1311 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | I.H. |
| Events: | Anglo-French War: Battle of Ushant, 1778 |
| Date made: | 1778 |
| People: | Keppel, Augustus; Keppel, Augustus |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |