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Title
Perse [Persia]
Creator
Conrad Malte-Brun
Date
1812
Coverage
[Iran, Caucasus, Central Asia]
Title
Turquie d'Asie
Creator
Conrad Malte-Brun
Date
1812
Coverage
[Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Middle East, Caucasus, Cyprus]
Title
Égypte
Creator
Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826
Date
1812
Coverage
Egypt
Title
Angleterre
Creator
Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826
Date
1812
Coverage
[England, Great Britain, Wales]
Title
Barbarie
Creator
Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826
Date
1812
Coverage
[Africa, North, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya]
Title
Espagne Occidentale et Portugal
Creator
Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826
Date
1812
Coverage
[Spain, Portugal]
Title
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Subject
[British History, Napoleonic Wars, British Victory]
Description
This bronze medal commemorates the victorious British conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. The verso features a young, spry British soldier representative of the strong British military forces. The soldier is dress in highly decorated military uniform which demonstrates the accomplishments of the British forces. Surrounding the soldier is the inscription “NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT,” which translates to “no one provokes me with impunity.” This Latin phrase developed in Scotland when the Scottish were fighting desperately form their liberation from the British; it later became the motto of Scotland. Ironically enough, the British, along with other regions, adopted this phrase as a reminder of strength and resilience.
Date
1815
Title
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Subject
[Napoleonic Wars, British Victory, British History]
Description
The reverse of this bronze medal commemorates the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, and it features list of the different countries that the British defended throughout the course of the wars as well as the years that the wars began and ended. Surrounding the list is a decorated wreath. The inscriptions include “MDCCI. EGYPT. PORTUGAL. SPAIN. FRANCE. BELGIUM. MDCCCXV.”
Date
1815
Title
Persia
Creator
John Pinkerton
Date
1815
Coverage
[Iran, Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iraq]
Title
National Medals
Subject
[Medals, Napoleonic Wars, British History, Rulers]
Description
This medal celebrates the reign of King George III of the United Kingdom. Ascending the throne in 1760, King George III rule the realm for some six decades, retaining his popularity despite the loss of the American colonies. He presided over the British triumph over France during the Napoleonic Wars. The last years of his reign were overshadowed by his illness, which required a regency led by his son, the future George IV.
The bronze medal commemorates George III’s reign. The verso features the king’s profile as a classical Greco-Roman character wearing a laurel; inscriptions include “HOC AUSPICE ORBIS SALVIS” (“safety of this world”); “MDCCCXVII,” “Mudie D.,” and “Webb F.”
Date
1817
Title
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Subject
[Napoleonic Wars, Medals, British History]
Description
Title page of the National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories, a series of propaganda medals produced in Britain to commemorate the Napoleonic Wars.
Date
1817
Title
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Subject
[Napoleonic Wars, Medals, British History, Rulers]
Description
This medal celebrates the reign of King George III of the United Kingdom. Ascending the throne in 1760, King George III rule the realm for some six decades, retaining his popularity despite the loss of the American colonies. He presided over the British triumph over France during the Napoleonic Wars. The last years of his reign were overshadowed by his illness, which required a regency led by his son, the future George IV.
The bronze medal commemorates George III’s reign. The reverse features two Graces dressed in Greco-Roman attire. The woman to the left wears a veil and holds a cross in her right hand and a lion lies at her feet. This character represents religion. She holds the hand of the woman to the right to is seated on a rock holding a cornucopia and a horn.
There are the inscriptions “RELIGIONE. FIDE ET CONSTANTIA’’ translates to ‘’by religion, faith, and consistency,” “MDCCCXVII,” “J. Mudie. D,” and “Depaulis. F.”
Date
1817
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