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An image showing 'Counter commemorating the blockade of Gibraltar, 1783 and the loss of the 'Royal George', 1782; obverse'
An image showing 'Counter commemorating the blockade of Gibraltar, 1783 and the loss of the 'Royal George', 1782; reverse'
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Counter commemorating the blockade of Gibraltar, 1783 and the loss of the 'Royal George', 1782

Counter commemorating the blockade of Gibraltar, 1783 and the loss of the 'Royal George', 1782. Obverse: View of the rock of Gibraltar and ships engaged. Legend: 'T GEBLOQUEERDE GIBARALTAR (Rose) 1783.' (Gibraltar blockade.) Reverse: The 'Royal George' sinking. Legend: 'ROYAAL GEORGE ADMIRAAL KEMPENFELT' ('Royal George' Admiral Kempenfelt). Exergue: '1783'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0521
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Netherlands
Events: American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779; Loss of the Royal George, 1782
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: 1783
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm