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 |
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