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Engraved commemorative coin
Obverse: Engraved on a smooth surface port broadside view of a battleship under full sail. Inscription below: 'IMPETUEX' (sic). Reverse: Inscribed within a decorated border a monogram 'JC'. 'M.A.G.' Below, 'A.M.C. 1809.' (Named after a French ship, the subject of this medal was in the blockade of Lorient.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1670 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Engraved commemorative coin |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Impetueux fl.1794 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1809 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm |
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