Medal cast
Two casts obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Below a wreath, on a cloth the inscription: 'ERKENTENIS VAN EEN ONBEKEND NEDERLANDER VOOR DEN MOED EN STANDVASTIGHEIT VAN DEN ADMIRAAL I.W.DE WINTER' (Recognition by an unknown Dutchman of the courage and constancy of Admiral I.W. De winter.). Reverse: Within a wreath inscribed:
'DOOR HEM BETOOND IN DEN ZEESLAG TEGEN DE ENGELSCHEN OV DEN II.V.WYNMAAND 1797' (Proved by him in the sea battle against the English of the 11th October, 1797).
'DOOR HEM BETOOND IN DEN ZEESLAG TEGEN DE ENGELSCHEN OV DEN II.V.WYNMAAND 1797' (Proved by him in the sea battle against the English of the 11th October, 1797).
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1302 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Date made: | 11 Oct 1797 |
| People: | Winter, John William de, Vice-Ad |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 7 mm x 33 mm |