© ZacUK
© ZacUK
Medal - Preliminaries of the Peace of Amiens
1802 year| Silver plated bronze | 26.19 g | 38 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George III (1760-1820) |
| Type | › Medals |
| Year | 1802 |
| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
| Weight | 26.19 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#151348 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In front of altar, winged Peace on left, holding in left hand olive branch and scroll, right hand clasping outstretched right arm of kneeling crowned female figure on right. Lettering around, date and initials in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MY SOUL DOTH MAGNIFY THE LORD
OCTO 1 1801
MARCH · 27 · 1802
K & K
Engraver: John Gregory Hancock
Edge
Plain
Comment
England, Napoleonic Wars - 1802 Peace of Amiens medal by HancockThe Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between the France and Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. A preliminary agreement was signed in London on 30 September 1801 by Lord Hawkesbury (Britain) and Louis Guillaume Otto (France), and the Definitive Treaty of Peace was signed at Amiens in France on 25 March 1802 by Joseph Bonaparte (Napoléon’s brother) and the Marquess Cornwallis (Britain). The Peace of Amiens lasted only 14 months and the uneasy truce ended when Britain declared war on France on 18 May 1803.
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