BHM #912 - 1816

A Column erected to Rowland Lord Hill, at Shrewsbury
British Historical Medals 912 - 1816 British Historical Medals 912 - 1816
Obv. Bare head of Lord Hill, right.
ROWLAND LORD HILL
Rev. Figure standing on a column, date below.
ANIMO NON ASTUTIA
(By courage, not cunning)
AR, AE 54 by T. Halliday AR R; AE N.
AM; BM; ML.
 
The column shown on the reverse is 133 feet high and was erected by a county subscription of over £6,000 beside the London Road at Shrewsbury. There are sixteen victories enumerated on it. See also note to No. 777.
from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 221