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Ref: 7523
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The
Siege of Gibraltar 1782, silver medal by Lewis Pingo
Obv:
fleet before Gibraltar, legend around top, date (13 September 1782) in
exergue
Rev: REDEN / LAMOTTE / SYDOW / ELIOTT in four lines within laurel wreath,
BRUDERSCHAFT (Brotherhood) around
Condition: Good very fine, toned; Diameter: 49mm
References: BHM 248; E 796; E Pingo 61
Notes: a Franco-Spanish fleet laid siege to Gibraltar from July 1779 through
to February 1783, including a land assault on 13th September 1782 of 100,000
men, which the obverse depicts. General Eliott was governor of Gibraltar
during the siege at the end of which Britain prevailed. The reverse refers to
the three German commanders of the Hanoverian Brigade who defended Gibraltar
alongside British troops. General Eliott awarded some 1200 of these medals to
the Hanoverian troops.
Price £725
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