Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for the Battle of the Nile, 1798

Captain's naval gold medal for the battle of the Nile awarded to Edward Berry (1768-1831). Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscription: ' * EDWARD BERRY ESQUIRE * CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. THE VANGUARD ON THE 1 OF AUGUST MDCCXCVIII THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED'. The medal is fitted with a watch glass on obverse and a gold rim fitted with a loop, ring and bar, the ribbon is missing.

Object Details

ID: MED0968
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pingo, Lewis
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made: 1797
People: Berry, Edward
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 33 mm
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