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Great Britain - 1813

Bataille de Pampelune

Obverse:

Bare head of the Duke of Wellington, right. ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Size:

41 mm.

Reverse:

Personification of the town of Pamplona surrendering the keys of the town to a mounted Roman soldier. ENGLAND PROTECTS THE TOVVN OF POMPEI

Exergue:

CAPITULATION OF PAMPELUNE / OCTOBER THE 31 / MDCCCXIII

Vern's Comments:

Eimer - 30a
Surrender of Pamplona

Bramsen:

Bramsen - 2254
Bataille de Pampelune. (Brenet et Droz.)

Comme celui du N^o 843.

Rev: En haut: ENGLAND PROTECTS THE TOWN OF POMPEI. Wellington en costume antique, à cheval, à gauche, est imploré par la ville de Pampelune, s'approchant à droite.

ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Buste

Exergue: CAPITULATION OF PAMPELUNE OCTOBER THE 31 MDCCCXIII.

Médaille, 41 mm. - Mudie XXV.

d'Essling:

d'Essling - 1423
Campagne d'Espagne. Capitulation de Pampelune. (Brenet et Droz).

Tête à dr. de Wellington.

R. ENGLAND PROTECTS THE TOVVN OF POMPEI. Cavalier à l'antique et la ville de Pampelune lui remettant les clefs.

Arg. 41 mm.

BHM:

AR, AE 41 by N. G. A. Brenet & J. P. Droz.
AR R; AE N.
AM; HC.
M. 25.

The town of Pamplona, the capital of Navarre, was captured on the 31st October 1813; it was the concluding event in the war in the west of Spain.

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. 185.

Bataille de Pampelune