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Auction: 12004 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 144

Red Hot Shot Medal 1782, 41mm, copper, obverse featuring a moored floating battery with fire bombs landing on the roof, ´The Pastora Battl. Ship Adml. Morino´ inscribed below, recipient´s name ´H. Hobbs´ at bottom, reverse featuring an active furnace with ´Fur´ to the left and ´nace´ to the right, ´Spaniards defeated by Red Hot Shot at Gibraltar Septey. 13th. 1782´ inscribed below, minor dinting, good very fine, with integral large ring suspension

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£1,600