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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Half-length figure of Admiral Hawke (right). Legend: 'TO BRAVE ADML. HAWKE'. Reverse: A view of the Battle of Belleisle. Legend: 'BEAT THE FRENCH FLEET'. Exergue: '17 1759'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0954 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759 |
| Date made: | 20 Nov 1759 |
| People: | Hawke, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 27 mm |