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Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for The Battle of Camperdown 1797
Captain's Naval Gold Medal awarded to Captain John Wells (1763-1841) for the battle of Camperdown. Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscribed: ' * JOHN WELLS ESQUIRE * CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. THE LANCASTER ON THE 11 OCTOBER MDCCXCVII. THE DUTCH FLEET DEFEATED'. The medal is fitted with a gold rim, a watch glass on each side protects the surface. It is suspended by a gold bar and loop from a blue edged white ribbon with a gold buckle attached.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0154 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Vessels: | Lancaster (1797) |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Wells, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 33 mm |