E3890-2

Engraved commemorative coin; reverse Long Caption: Obverse: Engraved on a smooth surface port broadside view of a battleship under full sail. Inscription below: 'IMPETUEX'(sic). Reverse: Inscribed within a decorated border a monogram 'JC'. 'M.A.G.' Below, 'A.M.C. 1809.' (Named after a French ship, the subject of this medal was in the blockade of Lorient.) Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC1670 Artist: unknown Date: 1809 Medium: silver Size: 22 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.