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Medal commemorating the Battle of Camperdown, 1797 and Admiral of the Fleet, Adam Duncan (1731-1804)
Medal commemorating the Battle of Camperdown, 1797 and Admiral of the Fleet, Adam Duncan (1731-1804). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (right), pigtail, full uniform. Ribbons of Order over left shoulder; the King's gold medal around neck. Legend: 'ADAM LORD VISCOUNT DUNCAN ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE.' Exergue: 'BORN JULY 1 1731.' Reverse: A ship's topgallant mast and yard. A seaman nailing the Royal standard to the mast. Legend: 'OCTOBER II 1797 WITH 24 SHIPS & 1198 GUNS DEFEATED THE DUTCH FLEET OF 26 SHIPS & 1259 GUNS 9 SHIPS & 592 GUNS TAKEN'. Exergue: 'HEROIC COURAGE PROTECTS THE BRITISH FLAG'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1155 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hancock, J.G.; Kempton, Peter |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Duncan, Adam |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |