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MacGregor's Florida Medal
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: A cross furchy, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Legend: 'DUCE MAC GREGORIO LIBERTAS FLORIDARUM'. Reverse: Within a laurel wreath, the inscription: '29 JUNII 1817'. Legend: 'AMALIA-VENI VIDI VICI'. It commemorates an unsuccessful attempt to capture Florida, by a Venezuelan expedition, led by Scottish adventurer, Gregor MacGregor.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0928 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Capture of Amelia Island, 1817 |
| Date made: | 29 Jun 1817 |
| People: | MacGregor, Gregor |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 33 mm |