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Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for The Battle of San Domingo 1806
Captain's Naval Gold Medal for San Domingo awarded to Captain Edward Berry (1768-1831). 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 inscription: 'SIR EDWARD BERRY KNT: CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. AGAMEMNON + ON THE 6 OF FEBRUARY + MDCCCVI THE FRENCH SQUADRON CAPTURED AND DESTROYED'. It is fitted with a watch glass on the reverse, and a gold rim fitted with a loop, ring and bar (the ribbon is missing).
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0970 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Duckworth's action off San Domingo, 1806 |
| Date made: | 1796; 1797 |
| People: | Berry, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 33 mm |