Description

George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1800, 22.56 g. Earl St. Vincent's Reward. By C. Küchler. Bust, uniformed within a wreath. EARL ST VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION. 1800. Rv. Naval officer and bluejacket stand against a backdrop of the Union flag, shaking hands; above a crown. LOYAL AND TRUE in wreath border. Plain edge. 46.8 mm. Eimer 919. BHM 489. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.

Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, March 1997, lot 2041.

Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (9 January 1735 - 13 March 1823) was a British Royal Navy officer, politician and peer. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson.