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Mudie 01. George III Dedication Medal, 1817.Obv. Laureate head of George III right HOC AVSPICEORBIS SALVS. MDCCCXVII.
Rev. One standing female allegorical figure on the left, flanked by lion and holding a cross, allegorical female figure seated on right holding horn of plenty, rocky outcrop behind. RELIGIONE FIDE ET CONSTANTIA
Exergue: MDCCCXVII.
The first medal in the forty medal Mudie series, and one of the most beautiful.LordBest
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Mudie 04. Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797.Admiral Earl St. Vincent left ADMIRAL EARL St. VINCENT G.C.B
Rev. Naval scene featuring two ships of the line, Victory facing above holding thunderbolts with which she is striking at the ships. SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED. OFF CAPE St. VINCENT XIV . FEBy. MDCCLXXXXVII.
Commemorates the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. LordBest
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Mudie 23. English Army Crosses the Pyrenees, 1813.Obv. Head of Wellington right ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Rev. British lion savaging the French eagle amidsts rocky outcroppings THE ENGLISH ARMY PASS THE PYRENEES. Exergue: MDCCCXIII.
Struck to commemorate the crossing of the Pyrenees by the British army in 1813.
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Mudie 30. Visit of the Allied Sovereigns to England, 1814.Obv. Helmeted head of Britannia to left BRITANNIA J MUDIE D
Rev. Hercules standing holding trident, Temple of Janus behind, doors closed, prow of ship to right TEMPLVM JANI VISIT OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA in Ex JUNE VI MDCCCXIV.
Issued to commemorate the visit of Czar Alexander of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia to England in 1814 following Napoleon's exile to Elba and the cessation of hostilities.
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Mudie 37. The Surrender of Napoleon, 1815.Obv. Uniformed bust of Napoleon NAPOLEON BONAPARTE MUDIE DIR WEBB F
Rev. The Bellerophon and another British ship, SURRENDERED TO H.B.M.S. BELLEROPHON CAPt. MAITLAND.
Exergue: XV JULY. MDCCCXV.
Mudie 37.
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