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Medal commemorating the Battle of Camperdown, 1797 and Admiral Sir Richard Onslow (1741-1817)
Medal commemorating the Battle of Camperdown, 1797 and Admiral Sir Richard Onslow (1741-1817). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (three-quarter left), hair short, full uniform, the King's gold medal round neck. Legend: 'SIR RICHARD ONSLOW BART ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE.' Below: 'BORN 23 JUNE 1741.' Reverse: Quarter view of the 'Monarch', under plain sail, flag at fore, going into action. The battle in the distance. Left foreground, the bow of a ship under sail. Legend: 'SECOND IN COMMAND OCTO II 1797.' Exergue: 'IN . THE . MONARCH . OF . 74 . GUNS BROKE . THE . REAR . OF THE . DUTCH . LINE & TOOK THE ADMIRALS SHIP.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1405 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hancock, J.G. |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Vessels: | Monarch (1765) |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Onslow, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |