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Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1888
Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1888. Obverse: Two oval medallions of busts of Queen Elizabeth (left) crowned, in a ruff (three-quarter right), and Queen Victoria (right) crowned and veiled (three-quarter left) joined by an inscribed ribbon, a crown with glory above; the two shields of England of each period below, resting on a spray of laurel. Inscription, on ribbon: '1588-1888.' Reverse: Fame winged seated, a winged lioness beside her, inscribing a wreathed column. Legend: 'DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH ARMADA.' Exergue: 'TERCENTENARY COMMEMORATION . A . D . 1888.' Inscription, on column: 'HOWARD, SEYMOUR, DRAKE, HAWKYNS, WYNTER, FROBIS[HER].'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2088 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | J. Carter |
| Events: | Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588 |
| Date made: | 1888 |
| People: | Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Victoria Seymour Drake, Francis Hawkins, John Wynter Frobisher, Martin Howard, Charles |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |