COLLECTION NAME:
Napoleonic Medallions
Record
Filename:
NM4222024008.JPG
Title:
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Alternative Title:
The French Fleet Defeated by the East India Company
Creator:
James Mudie
Contributor:
George Mills
Subject:
British History
Subject:
East India Company
Subject:
Napoleonic Wars
Description:
The reverse of the bronze medal commemorates the British victory at the Battle of Pulo Aura in 1804. The medallion features a god-like character, probably Neptune, seated on a pedestal, wearing a halo or crown, and holding in his right hand a trident and in his left the figure of an angel that symbolizes victory. On the boarder of the medal there are the following inscriptions: “THE FRENCH FLEET REPULSED BY THE E.I. COMPY.,” “XV FEB. MDCCCIV,” “MILLS F.,” and “MUDIE D.”
Publisher:
James Mudie
Date:
February 15, 1804
Coverage:
British History
Coverage:
Bombay, India
Coverage:
British Victories
Coverage:
Napoleonic Wars
Genre/Form:
Medal
Source:
James Smith Noel Collection
Source:
Isabella Romanski
Language:
English
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.
