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Naval Gold Medal (Flag Officer's) for the Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797
Gold medal presented to Vice-Admiral Charles Thompson (1740-1799) for services at the Battle of St Vincent, 1797. Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscribed within a wreath of oak and laurel: 'CHARLES THOMPSON ESQUIRE VICE ADMIRAL AND SECOND IN COMMAND ON THE 14TH FEB: MDCCXCVII THE SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED'. In a fitted red leather case with blue and white silk neck ribbon attached. Both sides of the medal are glazed to protect the surface.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2977 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Thompson, Charles |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm; Box: 23 x 63 mm |
| Parts: | Naval Gold Medal (Flag Officer's) for the Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 |