Medal - Admiral Anson Battle of Cape Finisterre; silver
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| King |
George II (1727-1760)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 1747 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Diameter | 43 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Number | N# 405252 |
| References | Eimer# 616 Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). Edward Hawkins, Augustus W. Franks, Herbert Appold Grueber; 1885. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II / Volume II. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Charles Wyllys Betts. American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals (4 volumes). Christopher Eimer; 1998. The Pingo Family: & medal making in 18th-century Britain. British Art Medal Society, London, United Kingdom. Russell Alphonse Rulau; 1989. Discovering America: The Coin Collecting Connection. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. |
Commemorative issue
War of the Austrian Succession
Obverse
Bust of Admiral Anson left, crowned by Victory
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGE LORD ANSON . VICT . MAY III MDCCXLVII.
Engraver: Thomas Pingo
Reverse
Victory stands on sea-monster, officers of HMS Centurion named around
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KEPPEL, SAVMAREZ, SAVNDERS, BRETT, DENNIS, CAMPBEL.
CIRCVMNA VIGATION.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1747 | |||||||||||||||
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