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Mint:
Calcutta
Issuer:
East India Company
Ruler:
George III (1760-1820)
(Struck in the rule of)
The island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, was first taken over from its inhabitants by the Portuguese in 1505; the Dutch replaced them during the seventeenth century. In a campaign from 1795 to 1796 the British East India Company ousted Dutch rule and took the island over.
This medal was issued by the Company to a force of 120 Indian gunners from the Bengal Artillery who served in the campaign. It is unnamed, and the recipient's identity unknown. Lester Watson bought it from the dealer Gifford in 1927.
History note: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Gifford 1927
Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009
Diameter: 50.2 mm
Weight: 48.32 g
Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Watson, Lester
Production date: AD 1796
Inscription present: Persian inscription
Inscription present: Inscription
Accession number: CM.1164-2009
Primary reference Number: 141258
Watson Catalogue: 50
Ordering: M-0047
Previous object number: LW.0047
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Capture of Ceylon Medal" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/141258 Accessed: 2024-05-08 21:22:08
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