Medal
Medal
1804 (made)
1804 (made)
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This bronze medal depicts the genius of the Ocean holding the British flag in his right hand while he rests his left arm on a globe and clasps a cornucopia while a leopard, emblematic of India is shown at his feet. The legend reads 'Settlemen of the British at Bombay' with the date MDCLXII [1662]. On the reverse side Neptune is shown holding his trident with a figure of Victory together with the legend 'The French fleet repulsed by the E.I Compys. XV Feb. MDCCCIV.'
This medal which celebrates the settlement of the British at Bombay in 1662 and the East India Company's Victory over the French, is the second in Mudie's series. James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' was struck in 1820 to commemorate British victories in George III's reign. They commemorate the events of the Napoleonic period, from a British perspective.
The medals were sold individually or in sets contained within a leather bound case in the form of a book.
This medal which celebrates the settlement of the British at Bombay in 1662 and the East India Company's Victory over the French, is the second in Mudie's series. James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' was struck in 1820 to commemorate British victories in George III's reign. They commemorate the events of the Napoleonic period, from a British perspective.
The medals were sold individually or in sets contained within a leather bound case in the form of a book.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Medal |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, British at Bombay |
| Physical description | Medal, (Mudie's Series No. 2), bronze. Obv., the genius of the Ocean holding the British flag in his right hand while he rests his left arm on a globe and clasps a cornucopia; at his feet a leopard emblematic of India. Legend, 'Settlement of the British at Bombay', and date MDCLXII (1662). Rev., Neptune holding his trident, and a figure of Victory. Legend, 'The French fleet repulsed by the E.I. Compys. XV Feb MDCCCIV (1804) |
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| Credit line | Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming |
| Object history | Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming, F.R.C.S.E., Surgeon-Major 4th R.I.D Guards. |
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| Summary | This bronze medal depicts the genius of the Ocean holding the British flag in his right hand while he rests his left arm on a globe and clasps a cornucopia while a leopard, emblematic of India is shown at his feet. The legend reads 'Settlemen of the British at Bombay' with the date MDCLXII [1662]. On the reverse side Neptune is shown holding his trident with a figure of Victory together with the legend 'The French fleet repulsed by the E.I Compys. XV Feb. MDCCCIV.' This medal which celebrates the settlement of the British at Bombay in 1662 and the East India Company's Victory over the French, is the second in Mudie's series. James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' was struck in 1820 to commemorate British victories in George III's reign. They commemorate the events of the Napoleonic period, from a British perspective. The medals were sold individually or in sets contained within a leather bound case in the form of a book. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired in the Year 1877, London, 1877. p.186 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1974-1877 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2008 |
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