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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Rodney in hat and uniform (right). Legend: 'G.B. RODNEY'. Reverse: Inscription: 'THE HERO WHO HAVING SPENT HIS YOUTH IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY, IS AMPLY REWARDED BY THE CAPTURE OF ST. EUSTATIA FEBY 3D 1781'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0956 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Capture of St Eustatius, 1781 |
| Date made: | 3 Feb 1781 |
| People: | Rodney, George Brydges |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 35 mm |