1794 Medal Eimer-855 Bronzed AE SP(PCGS#616243)
1794 Medal Eimer-855 Bronzed AE SP (PCGS#616243)
October 2022 Hong Kong World Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 54187
- 等级
- SP65
- 价格
- 2,712
- 详细说明
- GREAT BRITAIN. Admiral Richard Howe/Glorious First of June Bronze Medal, 1794. PCGS SPECIMEN-65. BHM-383; Eimer-855. Diameter: 48mm. By C. H. Kuchler. Commemorating the Battle of the "Glorious First of June". Obverse: Uniformed bust right / NON SORTE SED VIRTUTE (not by luck but in fact by virtue), view of the battle of Howe's flagship Queen Charlottesinking French ship. A fairly SCARCEand popular type, with a mintage of just 260 pieces. Estimate: $500 - $750. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 1794年英國海軍上將理查德豪紀念勳章。 直徑48毫米。C. H. Kuchler 雕刻。韋桑島海戰紀念。正面為朝右制服半身像/ "NON SORTE SED VIRTUTE"（不靠運氣，要靠美德），理查德.豪指揮夏洛特皇后號擊沉法國戰艦圖景。頗珍罕而受歡迎的版別，鑄額僅 260 枚。表面經精心保存，虹彩奪目，必屬數一數二的品相。 韋桑島海戰是第一次反法同盟戰爭期間英、法兩國海軍最大規模的海上艦隊行動之一。該戰役發生於法國西部大西洋，大量英國和法國戰艦參與其中。英國在戰術上取得勝利，但長遠來看，法國亦成功完成戰略目標。因此兩國均自認勝出，並在本國輿論中獲得褒揚。此章鑄以紀念該場戰役及海軍上將理查德-豪，他在六年前的 1788 年受封爵位。