The British Army in the Netherlands - 1815

Side 1: Bull standing right, before a British standard and buildings in Brussels.
To left: DEPAULIS F.
In ex.: MDCCCXV. / J. MUDIE D.

Side 2: River god of the Scheldt before an armed galley
To left: L F F.
In ex.: THE ENGLISH ARMY UPON THE SCHELD. / MUDIE D.
Bramsen 1607, British Historical Medals 867 - Mudie Series 33 (1820). d'Essling
Mm. 41 - White metal
Engravers:Depaulis & La Fitte

Bramsen - 1607 ( L. F. et Depaulis.) Les Anglais sur l'Escaut. (Description)
A gauche un fleuve qui s'appuie sur une urne d'où coule l'Escaut, sur lequel vogue un navire de guerre antique. Exergue: THE ENGLISH ARMY UPON THE SCHELD.
Rev: Un taureau marchant à droite; derrière lui un drapeau aux lettres G R couronnées, surmonté du lion anglais. Au fond, à droite, on aperçoit les tours de la ville d'Anvers. Exergue: MDCCCXV
Médaille, 41 mm. - Inédite; cabinet de l'auteur.

British Historical Medals - 867 - THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NETHERLANDS
AR, AE 41 by A. J. Depaulis and La Fitte
Obv. Bull standing right, before a British standard and buildings in Brussels.
Rev. River god of the Scheldt before an armed galley. In exergue: THE ENGLISH ARMY UPON THE SCHELD.
AR R; AE N.
M . 33.
AM; HC; ML.
This medal commemorates in general terms the activity of the British army in the Netherlands.
   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.

Mudie Series n. XXXIII - The British Army in Netherlands - Description of the medal

...OBVERSE. - The Bull, a noble but common animal of the Netherlands, together with the peculiar buildings (Brussels) in the back ground, denote the Low Countries, and the British Standard planted on its ground, the establishment and success of the British arms there in 1815.
...REVERSE. - The river god of the Scheldt. on whose waters the British naval and military power is floating.

 

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