COLLECTION NAME:
Napoleonic Medallions
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JSNoel~8~8
Napoleonic Medallions
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Filename:
NM4222024018.JPG
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NM4222024018.JPG
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Title:
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
title
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Title
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Alternative Title:
The Siege of Acre
alternative_title
The Siege of Acre
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Creator:
James Mduie
creator
James Mduie
Creator
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Contributor:
Nicolas Guy Antonie Brenet
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Nicolas Guy Antonie Brenet
Contributor
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Subject:
British History
subject
British History
Subject
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Subject:
French Revolutionary Wars
subject
French Revolutionary Wars
Subject
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Subject:
British Victories
subject
British Victories
Subject
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Description:
The reverse of this bronze medallion commemorates the British-Ottoman victory over the French during the Siege of Acre; and features the British lion protecting the Syrian camel from the French panther. In exergue there are the inscriptions “ACRE DEFENDED. BUONAPARTE REPULSED SYRIA SAVED.” “XXth MAY MDCCLXXXXIX” and “BRENET.F.” and “MUDIE.D.”
description
The reverse of this bronze medallion commemorates the British-Ottoman victory over the French during the Siege of Acre; and features the British lion protecting the Syrian camel from the French panther. In exergue there are the inscriptions “ACRE DEFENDED. BUONAPARTE REPULSED SYRIA SAVED.” “XXth MAY MDCCLXXXXIX” and “BRENET.F.” and “MUDIE.D.”
Description
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Publisher:
James Mudie
publisher
James Mudie
Publisher
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Date:
May 20, 1799
date
May 20, 1799
Date
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Coverage:
French Revolutionary Wars
Coverage:
Siege of Acre
Coverage:
British Victories
Genre/Form:
Medal
type
Medal
Genre/Form
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Source:
James Smith Noel Collection
source
James Smith Noel Collection
Source
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Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Rights:
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear properly identify William N. Gray as a creator, and provide a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. please request permission to publish or distribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
rights
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear properly identify William N. Gray as a creator, and provide a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. please request permission to publish or distribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
Rights
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