circular, depicting the British lion overcoming the Tiger, above a standard inscribed in Arabic asadullah al-ghalib ('The Lion of God is Triumphant'), inscribed below IV MAY MDCCXCIX, reverse depicting a view of the fortress of Seringapatam with troops massing outside, Persian inscription at bottom, in contemporary glass frame with gold band to edge inscribed 'Peter Cherry, Paymaster to the Nizam's detachment, 4th May 1799.', hinged gold suspension loop, a hitherto unrecorded striking
the medal 48 mm diam.; the frame 50 mm. diam.; 70.44 g.
circular, depicting the British lion overcoming the Tiger, above a standard inscribed in Arabic asadullah al-ghalib ('The Lion of God is Triumphant'), inscribed below IV MAY MDCCXCIX, reverse depicting a view of the fortress of Seringapatam with troops massing outside, Persian inscription at bottom, in contemporary glass frame with gold band to edge inscribed 'Peter Cherry, Paymaster to the Nizam's detachment, 4th May 1799.', hinged gold suspension loop, a hitherto unrecorded striking
the medal 48 mm diam.; the frame 50 mm. diam.; 70.44 g.
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