British Historical Medals #789

1814

Battle of Toulouse

Obverse - Bramsen #1384 - 1814

Obv.	Head of Britannia in a Corinthian helmet, left.
	BRITANNIA

Rev:	The Duke of Wellington, standing holding a French standard and victor's wreath by a trophy of arms. BATTLE OF TOULOUSE
In exergue:	X APRIL MDCCCXIV

AR, AE 41 by N. G. A. Brenet.

AR R; AE N.

AM; BMAG; HC; ML; NMA.

Fi. 439; M. 26.


	The battle of Toulouse fought on the 10th April 1814 was last of the battles of the Peninsular War. Marshal Soult was determined to hold the town at all costs, but despite the fact that he had lost fewer men than the Allies (3,000 as against 4,600) the French were forced to capitulate and retire from all their positions.
	One of Mudie's National Medals (see No. 1057) issued in 1820. Examples of this medal are believed to have been struck in gold but no specimen has been met with.
from British Historical Medals, 1760-1960, Volume I, p. 190.

This is just a beautiful medal. Bramsen's eyes must have been failing though or he was looking at a variant where the Roman date was incorrectly engraved. If you look at the legend of the reverse (the hi-res scan is easier) it appears that this medal had to have the legend reworked on the word TOULOUSE.

Bramsen - 1384 Bataille de Toulouse. (R. G. et Brenet)
BRITANNIA. Tête, à gauche, coiffée d'un casque lauré, sur la bombe duquel est un lion.	Rev: BATTLE OF TOULOUSE. Le duc de Wellington, debout, tient un drapeau fleurdelisé, une couronne de laurier et une palme.
En bas: R. G. F.; et circulairement à droite: J. MUDIE D^T.	Exergue: X APRIL MDCCCIV (!)
Médaille, 40 mm. - T. N. 61,4.
Je suis porté à croire, que la signature du médailleur au droit: R. G. signifie: RAYMOND GAYRARD.

d'Essling - 1457 Bataille de Toulouse (Brenet).
BRITANNIA. Tête de Minerve à g.	R. Wellington, deb. tenant un drapeau fleurdelisé et une couronne de laurier. Derrière lui, à g., un trophée
(TN 61.4 — B. 1384). Arg. 41 mm.

Eimer - 37 Battle of Toulouse
There is another variety of this medal which Eimer lists as #38 that does not have the captured French flag on the reverse and the fleur-di-lys are larger on the Bourbon flag.