136830356926
Description:
GREAT BRITAIN, white metal medal, 1797, Admiral John Jervis / Battle of Cape St. Vincent, by G. Mills and N.G.A. Brenet, NGC MS 62, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Rudman.
BHM-438; Eimer-882. 40 mm. Obverse with left-facing bust of Admiral John Jervis inside legend ADMIRAL EARL / ST VINCENT G.C.B.; reverse with winged Victory hovering above two Spanish ships at which she hurls thunderbolts above three-line exergue with SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED. / OFF CAPE ST. VINCENT / XIV. FEBY. MDCCLXXXXVII flanked with makers' names. Popular medal design depicting the defeat of the Spanish fleet by an allegorical thunderbolt-wielding Victory, number 4 in James Mudie's 1820 series of British Victories. Frosted and toned design stands in contrast with the flashy, prooflike fields. (NGC #6097540-016)
Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman Collection (stated on label)
Code:122504191060