Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar
Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar

Scarce General Eliott's Medal for Gibraltar

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An antique General Eliott's silver medallion for the defense of Gibraltar. To one side is a bird's-eye view of the rock and bay of Gibraltar showing the position of ships and batteries with a ribbon 'Battering Ships Destroyed' and exergue: "September XIII MDCCLXXXII" (September 13th 1782). To the reverse: The British Lion holding a shield of Gibraltar lying on an inscribed block: "Blockade commenced June XXI MDCCLXXIX. Siege Terminated Feb.II.MDCCLXXXIII" With a large laurel wreath encircling a long inscription: "By a zealous exertion or patience, perseverance, and intrepidity, after contending with an unparalleled succession of dangers and difficulties in the defence of Gibraltar durong a blockade and siege of almost four years the garrison under the auspices of George III triumphed over the combined powers of France and Spain".

An unusual medal - very collectable, The same medal is currently part of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection.

CONDITION: All original and generally very good, signs of detail wear commensurate with age and use, all detail is still visible/legible. Please enlarge the pics to see the extent. Some distortion to overall shape.

DATE/MARKS: Dated 1782.

DIMENSIONS: 59 mm diameter (1 inch = 25.4 mm).

WEIGHT: Approx. 70.3 grams.