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Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672)
Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672). Obverse: The bust of Admiral Montagu, left, hair long, in falling lace collar and doublet buttoned. Reverse: Inscription, 'ED . MOVNTAGV TRIBVNVS . EQVITVM CLASSI . BRITANNICAE . AERARIOQ . PRAEFECTVS . NECNON . SERMO : DNO : PROTECTORI . A . SACRIS . CONSII . AETA . 33 . 1658'. (Edward Montagu, Colonel of Cavalry, Admiral of the British Navy, Commissioner of the Treasury, and one of the Privy Council of the Most Serene the Lord Protector, aged 33, 1658.) Fitted with a ring.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1120 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Thomas Simon |
| Date made: | 1658 |
| People: | Montagu, Edward; Montagu, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |