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Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar and General Eliott 1779-83
Medal commemorating the defence of Gibraltar, 1779-83 and General George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790). Obverse: Bust of General Eliott (left). Legend: 'GEORG . AVGVSTVS . ELIOTT . GIBRALTARIAE . IMP.' Reverse: View of the action, ships (left), batteries (right). Legend: 'NON . MILLE . CARINAE' (Not by a thousand ships). Exergue: 'MDCCCLXXXII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0217 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weber, J. |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779 |
| Date made: | 1782 |
| People: | Eliott, George Augustus |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |