Medal commemorating the Battle of Ushant 1778 and Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786)
Medal commemorating the Battle of Ushant 1778 and Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (three-quarter right), bareheaded, undress uniform. Legend: 'AUGUSTUS KEPPEL.' Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath: 'JUDICIOUS BRAVE AND GALLANT.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1311 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | I.H. |
Events: | Anglo-French War: Battle of Ushant, 1778 |
Date made: | 1778 |
People: | Keppel, Augustus; Keppel, Augustus |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |