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Medal commemorating the reconquest of Argentina, 1807
Medal commemorating the reconquest of Argentina, 1807. Obverse: A female figure, a sword in her right hand, her cloak blowing out from her shoulders, standing on the shore (right), a fleet in the distance. Reverse: A tablet below, a semi-wreath of laurel (left), inscription, 'EL PUEBLO ARGENTINO CONMEMORA EL PRIMER CENTENARIO DE LA RECONQUISTA Á INICIATIVA DE LA COMISION DE HOMENAJE Y MONUMENTO Á LOS HEROES DE 1806 Y 1807 XII . VIII . MCMVI.' (The centenary of the reconquest of Argentina and the commission to erect a monument to the heroes of 1806-07.) This commemorates the defeat of the British Expeditionary Force under Brigadier-General W.C.Beresford and Admiral Home Riggs Popham that sailed to Buenos Aires in 1806-7 from the Cape of Good Hope and temporarily occupied the city.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2623 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bellagamba, Rossi; Bellagamba, Rossi |
| Events: | Anglo-Spanish War: Attacks on Buenos Aires, 1806 |
| Date made: | 1906 |
| People: | Beresford, Genfl; Popham, Home Riggs |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |
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