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Medal commemorating Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and the Cinque Ports banquet, 1839
Medal commemorating Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and the Cinque Ports banquet, 1839. Obverse: Within a wreathed border the head of the Duke of Wellington (left). Legend: 'WELLINGTON'. Reverse: A view of Dover Castle; arms of the Cinque Ports below. Exergue: 'IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CINQUE PORTS BANQUET TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, DOVER, 1839.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1577 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Benjamin |
| Events: | Cinque Ports Banquet, 1839 |
| Date made: | 1839 |
| People: | Wellesley, Arthur; Wellesley, Arthur Wyon, Benjamin |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm |