commemorative medal, commemorative medal
Accession Number
NAM.1992-06-129-1
Description
Bronze-gilt medal commemorating the Duke of Wellington and the Surrender of Pamplona 1813. Obverse struck: portrait bust of Wellington facing right; engraver’s signature below the bust; reverse struck: a female figure (Pamplona) surrenders her keys to an equestrian figure of Wellington in Roman dress. Publisher’s and engraver’s names at the edge at 8 o’clock and 4 o’clock respectively. Associated with the Siege of Pamplona, Peninsular War (1808-1814), 1813.
Events
Pamplona, Siege of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)