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Medal - Naval Battle at Aalborg
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1801 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | A seated allegorical female figure wearing a mural crown extends her left arm to offer an oak wreath, while her right hand rests on a shield and holds a pike; at her left side lie trade emblems including a caduceus, Mercury's hat, barrels, packages, and a cornucopia. In the right background, a detailed naval battle scene with warships and cannon smoke fills the field, with the engraver's signature LOOS visible at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a plain field with seven lines of raised Danish text in capital letters, dedicating the medal to the brave soldiers of the 3rd Jutland Infantry Regiment for the action of 2 April. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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