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William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 1721 - 1765. Youngest son of George II (Commemorates the battle of Culloden)
About this artwork
This medal commemorates the Duke of Cumberland’s victory over the Jacobites at Culloden. The obverse shows the duke mounted on a horse, his sword held aloft. The reverse shows him galloping across a battlefield. The legend on the medal reads ‘REBELION JUSTLY REWARDED’.
Updated before 2020
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title:William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 1721 - 1765. Youngest son of George II (Commemorates the battle of Culloden)
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date created:1746
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materials:Brass
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measurements:4.20 cm (diameter)
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credit line:Purchased 1937
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accession number:PG 1340
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