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Medal commemorating Earl Spencer First Lord of the Admiralty (1758-1834)
Medal commemorating Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty (1758-1834). Obverse: Lord Spencer's bust (left), tie-wig, coat, ruffle and cloak over right shoulder. Legend: 'EARL SPENCER FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY.' Exergue: 'APPOINTED MAR . 2 . 1795.' Reverse: Fame, holding a wreath in her right hand, leans against a ship's rudder and blows a trumpet. A foul anchor at her feet. Legend: 'DECORI DECUS ADDIT AVITO.' (He adds fame to his ancestral glory). Exergue: 'UNDER WISE COUNSELS THE BRITISH NAVY TRIUMPHS . MDCCXCIX.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1392 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1799 |
| People: | Spencer, George John; Spencer, George John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |