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Great Britain - 1797

Battle of Camperdown

Obverse
Obverse:
Uniformed bust of Admiral Duncan, bare head three-quarter right. ADMIRAL DUNCAN
Size:
38 mm.
Reverse
Reverse:
Inscription in thirteen lines: STRUCK / IN HONOR OF / ADMIRAL DUNCAN / WHO DEFEATED THE / DUTCH FLEET / OCTOBER 11 , 1797 . / AND IN / IMMORTAL / REMEMBRANCE / OF THE BRAVE / MEN WHO FELL / IN THE / ACTION.

BHM:

AR, AE, WM 38 by ?
AR RR; AE N; WM R.
C.P. 201/14; C.P. 114/42; E.P.M. 1891/66; M.H. 462/63; S. OO/1. AM; BM; NMM.
 
The portrait on this piece is very similar in style to that of Admiral Keppel in 1778. See note to No. 426.
from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 102