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Medal commemorating the landing in Holland, 1799 and Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801)
Medal commemorating the landing in Holland, 1799 and Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801). Obverse: Bust of General Abercromby in uniform (left). Legend: 'SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE . K . B . LIEUTENANT GENERAL'. Reverse: View of the sea and Dutch coast; a column crowned and beflagged (left), an anchor and rudder beside it, a bird in flight (centre). Legend: 'PATRIAE INFELICI FIDELIS.' Exergue: 'LANDED IN HOLLAND & TOOK HELDER POINT AUGT . 27 . 1799.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1321 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | War of the Second Coalition: Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, 1799 |
| Date made: | 1799 |
| People: | Abercromby, Ralph; Abercromby, Ralph |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |