Lot 1394 Great Britain, copper medal, Spanish Fleet defeated off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 (struck in 1820), by
Great Britain, copper medal, Spanish Fleet defeated off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 (struck in 1820), by G. Mills and N.G.A. Brenet. Eimer-882; BHM-438. 40mm, 40.03 grams. Obverse with left-facing bust of Admiral John Jervis inside legend ADMIRAL EARL / ST VINCENT G.C.B.; reverse with winged Victory hovering above two Spanish ships at which she hurls thunderbolts above three-line exergue with SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED. / OFF CAPE ST. VINCENT / XIV. FEBY. MDCCLXXXXVII flanked with makers' names. Virtually Mint State, with faint rainbow toning over luster in reverse field and around obverse legend, light copper color, beautiful design on reverse, number 4 in James Mudie's 1820 series of British Victories.
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