SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1813, 39.12 g. English Army passes the Pyrenees. From Mudie's series commemorating British victories. By N. G. A. Brenet. Bare head. ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Rv. British lion subdues French eagle. THE ENGLISH ARMY PASS THE PYRENEES. In exergue: MDCCCXIII. Plain edge. 41 mm. Eimer 1034. BHM 760. Bramsen 1285. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.
After the Battle of San Marcial, waged on 31 August 1813 and which was one of the last battles fought on Spanish soil during the Peninsular War, the coalition forces under Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington, managed to pass the Pyrenees and gain a foothold on French territory.