COLLECTION NAME:
Napoleonic Medallions
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JSNoel~8~8
Napoleonic Medallions
Collection
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Filename:
NM4222024008.JPG
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NM4222024008.JPG
Filename
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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 French Fleet Defeated by the East India Company
alternative_title
The French Fleet Defeated by the East India Company
Alternative Title
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Creator:
James Mudie
creator
James Mudie
Creator
false
Contributor:
George Mills
contributor_1
George Mills
Contributor
false
Subject:
British History
subject
British History
Subject
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Subject:
East India Company
subject
East India Company
Subject
false
Subject:
Napoleonic Wars
subject
Napoleonic Wars
Subject
false
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.”
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.”
Description
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Publisher:
James Mudie
publisher
James Mudie
Publisher
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Date:
February 15, 1804
date
February 15, 1804
Date
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Coverage:
British History
Coverage:
Bombay, India
Coverage:
British Victories
Coverage:
Napoleonic Wars
Genre/Form:
Medal
type
Medal
Genre/Form
false
Source:
James Smith Noel Collection
source
James Smith Noel Collection
Source
false
Source:
Isabella Romanski
source
Isabella Romanski
Source
false
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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