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.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1406
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