Description

George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1783, 34.18 g. Relief of Gibraltar. By. J. C. Reich. Bust, wearing a cocked hat and uniform. ELLIOT AN MARTIS SOCIVS NON : IVPITER IPSE EST. Rv. View of the bombardment. VICTRIX IN FLAMIS VICTRIX GIBRALTAR IN VNDIS. In exergue: MDCCLXXXIII. Plain edge. 43.7 mm. Eimer 802. BHM 254. In Silber sehr selten / Very rare in silver. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Hübsche Patina / Attractively toned.

From the auction Adolph Hess AG 262, Zurich, February 1993, lot 179.

The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was the largest battle in the war by number of combatants. The British forces were led by George Eliott, Roger Curtis and August de la Motte. The siege was lifted on 7 February 1783 and resulted in a decisive victory for the British. It was a factor in ending the American Revolutionary War - the Peace of Paris negotiations were reliant on news from the siege.

This piece was struck in Furth.