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Auction: 25003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 115

(x) Siege of Acre 1799, obverse Admiral Sir Sydney Smith facing left in profile, in Full Dress uniform with Orders prominently displayed, with legend 'Admiral Sir S. Smith' and signed 'Mudie D.' and 'Mills F.' below, reverse a (British) lion defending an (Egyptian) camel from a (French) tiger in a rocky mountain pass with legend 'Acre Defended. Buonaparte Repulsed Syria Saved. XXth May MDCCLXXXXIX' below in exergue and signed 'Mudie D.' and 'Brenet. F.', Eimer 906, BHM 476, 41mm, copper; Death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie 1801, obverse General Sir Ralph Abercrombie facing left in profile, in Full Dress uniform, with legend 'Sir Ralph Abercrombie. K.B. Lieutenant General' surrounding, reverse Britannia lying mournfully in front of a tomb bearing the legend 'Wounded Mar. 21 Died Mar. 28 1801', with pyramids, palm tree and battle in the distance and the legend 'French Defeated Mar. 21 1801' in exergue, Eimer 930, BHM 506, 40mm, copper, both generally very fine (2)

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Estimate
£120 to £150

Starting price
£100