Silver Medal, Great Britain, 1727–1760. 0000.999.37422

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.37422

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 25.89
    • Diameter (in mm): 40

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1727 - 1760

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1757
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: VICTORY AT PLASSY CLIVE COMMANDER/ MDCCLVII SOC P A C
    • Type: Victory bearing a trophy and a palm branch is mounted upon an elephant to left

  • Reverse

    • Legend: INIVRIES ATTONED PRIVILEDGE AVGMENTED TERRITORY ACQVIRED/ A SOVBAH GIVEN TO BENGAL MDCCLVIII
    • Type: Clive habited as a Roman general holds a sceptre sormounted by a lion in his left hand and with his right hand presents to Meer Jaafar another sceptre surmounted by a dolphin between them is a globe a rudder and a cornucopia

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.37422
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Parish

Description

commemorating a histrical event in the history of India

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States