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Medal commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Andrew Browne Cunningham (1883-1963)
Medal commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Andrew Browne Cunningham (1883-1963). Bronze medallic plaque set on flukes of an anchor with inscribed base below. Obverse: Bust of Cunningham (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET VISCOUNT CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE.' (inner) 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF MEDITERRANEAN FLEET 1940-1943. FIRST SEA LORD 1943-46.' (outer). Base: 'A L'AMIRAL DE LA FLOTTE LORD CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE HOMMAGE DE LA MARINE FRANÇAISE 1946'. Reverse: Neptune standing, holding a trident in his right land looking towards a warship. Legend: 'THE BRITISH NAVY ENSURES FREEDOM OF THE SEA TO THE ALLIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1940-1943'. Below: 'CALABRIA TARANTO MATAPAN MALTA SICILY ITALY'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC3024 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Guiraud, Georges |
| Date made: | 1946 |
| People: | Guiraud, Georges; Cunningham, Andrew Browne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 187 x 127 mm |