Medal - Battle of Vimiera. English Army enters Lisbon

Features

Location	United Kingdom
King	George III (1760-1820)
Type	Commemorative medals › Achievement medal
Year	1820
Currency	Medals - United Kingdom
Composition	Bronze
Weight	38.3 g
Diameter	41 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 89195 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	Eimer# 989, Christopher Eimer; 2010. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. BHM# 637 Laurence Brown; 1980. British Historical Medals / Volume 1. The Accession of George III to the Death of William IV. Seaby, London, United Kingdom. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Battle of Vimiera

Series: Mudie

Obverse

A triumphal cart filled with trophies, Victory flying overhead

Lettering: BATTLE OF VIMIERA / AUG XXI MDCCCVIII

Translation: August 21st 1808

Engravers: Jean-Jacques Barre, James Mudie

Reverse

View of Lisbon and ships on the Tagus

Lettering: THE ENGLISH ARMY ENTERS / LISBON / SEPT. XI. MDCCCVIII

Engravers: James Mudie, Jean-Jacques Barre

Edge

Plain

Comments

Br# 2207; BHM# 637; Eimer 989; Mudie No.13
James Mudie commissioned forty medals to be produced by the leading medallists in Britain and other European Countries. The resultant output was forty medals, each 41mm in diameter, struck at Thomasons factory in Birmingham. Additionally, the Nelson medal was produced in two formats, the uniformed variant being included in the cased sets and a further medal for the Victories in India, 1819, was produced for Mudie but not included. A number of variants exist, due to the medals being produced from a number of dies and a mule of Nelson and Wellington has been noted. The latter being of great interest to those interested in the personalities rather than the events.

See also

• Allegory
• War
• Boat or watercraft

• Medal - Napoleon Bonaparte Surrendered to HBMS Bellerophon
• Medal - Battle of Salamanca. British Army enters Madrid
• Medal - Declaration of the Congress of Vienna
• Medal - Defeat of the Spanish fleet at St. Vincent - John Jervis

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