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Medal End of the Siege of Gibraltar
| Location | Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 1727 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King George II facing left, wearing a laurel wreath and long curled wig, set within a finely detailed oak wreath in high relief. The circumferential Latin legend runs within the wreath border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIUS • II • D • G • MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • (Translation: George the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland.) |
| Reverse description | The arms of Gibraltar depicted in high relief against a horizontally lined field: a three-towered castle with a portcullis gateway and flags flying from each tower, with a lion passant guardant below. No legend present. |
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