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Medal commemorating peace in Europe, 1814
Medal commemorating peace in Europe, 1814. Obverse: Three figures holding hands. Male figure carrying fasces, female figure holding olive branch, and second female laureate. A dove with an olive branch above, rayed. Reverse: Inscription within laurel wreath: 'TO COMMEMORATE THE OVERTHROW OF TYRANNY AND THE ATTAINMENT OF PEACE BY THE ARDENT STRUGGLES OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE AND THE STRENUOUS EXERTIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN MDCCCXIV.' In metal mount with suspension ring.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2949 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Treaty of Paris, 1814 |
| Date made: | 1814 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 63 mm |
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