Counter commemorating the Battle of Ushant, 1778 and Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786)
Counter commemorating the Battle of Ushant, 1778 and Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (three-quarter right), bare-headed, undress uniform. Legend: 'ADMIRAL AUGUSTUS KEPPEL.' Reverse: Action between two ships of the line, the one on left sinking, dismasted. Legend: 'VICTORY.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1442 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Anglo-French War: Battle of Ushant, 1778; Anglo-French War: Battle of Ushant, 1778 |
Date made: | 1778 |
People: | Keppel, Augustus; Keppel, Augustus |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 24 mm |
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