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Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis 1738-1805 Medal 47mm, 59.65 g.
The Defeat of Tipu Sultan. Soho mint. By C. H. Küchler. Dated 1793. CAR MARCHIO CORNWALLIS STRATEGUS ACERRIMUS, uniformed bust left / FAS SIT PARCERE HOSTI, Tipu Sultan standing right, presenting his two sons to Cornwallis, standing left, soldiers fort in background to left; in exergue, SULTANO TIPPOO DEVICTO/ OBSIDES RECIPIT/ MDCCXCIII. BHM 363; Eimer 845, AEF. Although commemorating an event that occurred in 1792, Eimer notes that a number were struck with an incorrect 1793 date.
The Defeat of Tipu Sultan. Soho mint. By C. H. Küchler. Dated 1793. CAR MARCHIO CORNWALLIS STRATEGUS ACERRIMUS, uniformed bust left / FAS SIT PARCERE HOSTI, Tipu Sultan standing right, presenting his two sons to Cornwallis, standing left, soldiers fort in background to left; in exergue, SULTANO TIPPOO DEVICTO/ OBSIDES RECIPIT/ MDCCXCIII. BHM 363; Eimer 845, AEF. Although commemorating an event that occurred in 1792, Eimer notes that a number were struck with an incorrect 1793 date.