Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal or coin. Obverse: A map of Cattaro. Inscribed on two ribbons: 'CATTARO', 'FORTITUDINE'. Reverse: Port broadside view of HMS 'Bacchante'. On a ribbon: 'BACCHANTE'. Below: 'S.T.H.' (Silas Thomson Hood).

Object Details

ID: SEC0943
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Siege of Cattaro, 1813-1814
Vessels: Bacchante (1811)
Date made: 5 Jan 1814
People: Hood, Silas Thomson
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 44 mm