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Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for The Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797
Captain's Naval Gold Medal awarded to Cuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810) for the battle of Cape St Vincent. 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 within a wreath of oak and laurel: ' * CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD ESQUIRE * CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. THE EXCELLENT ON THE 14TH FEB. MDCCXCVII. THE SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED'. The medal is fitted with a gold rim with a watch glass both side to protect the surface. It has a loop and a ring for suspension. The ribbon is missing.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0160 |
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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 Cape St Vincent, 1797 |
| Vessels: | Excellent (1787) |
| Date made: | 1796; 1797 |
| People: | Collingwood, Cuthbert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 33 mm |