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Great Britain, copper medal, Spanish Fleet defeated off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 (struck in 1820), by

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Great Britain, copper medal, Spanish Fleet defeated off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 (struck in 1820), by
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Great Britain, copper medal, Spanish Fleet defeated off Cape St. Vincent, 1797 (struck in 1820), by G. Mills and N.G.A. Brenet. Eimer-882; BHM-438. 40mm, 40.03 grams. 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. Virtually Mint State, with faint rainbow toning over luster in reverse field and around obverse legend, light copper color, beautiful design on reverse, number 4 in James Mudie's 1820 series of British Victories.