Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal or coin. Obverse: A map of Cattaro. Inscribed on two ribbons: 'CATTARO', 'FORTITUDINE'. Reverse: Port broadside view of HMS 'Bacchante'. On a ribbon: 'BACCHANTE'. Below: 'S.T.H.' (Silas Thomson Hood).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0943 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Siege of Cattaro, 1813-1814 |
| Vessels: | Bacchante (1811) |
| Date made: | 5 Jan 1814 |
| People: | Hood, Silas Thomson |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 44 mm |