NAM.1971-12-14-1

Seringapatam Medal 1799, copper bronzed. As issued to European NCOs and Native Commissioned Officers. Believed to have belonged to Willian Grieve, 77th Regiment of Foot. Obverse: A scene of the storming of Seringapatam. Below, in an exergue in Persian characters, 'The Fort of Seringapatam, the gift of God, the 4th May 1799'. Reverse: A depiction of a lion subduing a tiger beneath a banner bearing the Union Flag and the inscription in Arabic, 'The Lion of God is the Conquerer'. Beneath, in an exergue, the date, 'IV May MDCCXCIX'. The medal is suspended by two interlocked rings from a pale orange moire ribbon. The medal bears the mark of the Soho mint. Associated with Capture of Seringapatam, 4th Mysore War (1799).

Seringapatam, Siege of, 1799 (4th Mysore War 1799)