Medal
Medal
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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This bronze medal depicts a Highland soldier with the motto 'Nemo me impune lacessit.[No one provokes me with impunity]'. On the reverse side there are branches of laurel and thistle and the inscription 'MDCCCI. [1801] Egypt, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, MDCCCXV [1815].'
This is the Latin motto of the Order of the Thistle and of three Scottish regiments of the British Army.
The medal is the tenth in James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' 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 is the Latin motto of the Order of the Thistle and of three Scottish regiments of the British Army.
The medal is the tenth in James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' 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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Medal |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Highland soldier |
| Physical description | Medal, (Mudie's Series, No. 10), bronze. Obv., three-quarter bust of a Highland soldier, with the motto 'Nemo me impune lacessit.' Rev., branches of laurel and thistle, and the inscription 'MDCCCI. Egypt, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium. MDCCCXV.' Signed 'Mudie d.,' 'Dubois f' |
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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. |
| Summary | This bronze medal depicts a Highland soldier with the motto 'Nemo me impune lacessit.[No one provokes me with impunity]'. On the reverse side there are branches of laurel and thistle and the inscription 'MDCCCI. [1801] Egypt, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, MDCCCXV [1815].' This is the Latin motto of the Order of the Thistle and of three Scottish regiments of the British Army. The medal is the tenth in James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' 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.187 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1982-1877 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2008 |
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