- Title:
- Army Gold Medal for the Peninsular War, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maxwell Grant, 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot
- Object name(s):
- Army Gold Medal for the Peninsular War
- Brief description:
- Army Gold Medal for the Peninsular War, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maxwell Grant, 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot. From a medal group awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maxwell Grant, 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot. Army Gold Medals were awarded to officers of the rank of major or above for participating in one or more battles in the Peninsular War (1808-1814). This medal bears the seated figure of Britannia on the obverse and the battle honour ‘Vittoria’ within a laurel wreath on the reverse. Attached top the ribbon is a clasp with the battle honour, ‘Pyrenees’.
- Collection:
- National Army Museum
- Associated concept:
- Medals
- Current location:
- National Army Museum, Study Collection
- Object name:
- Army Gold Medal for the Peninsular War
- Object number:
- NAM. 2016-12-15-2
- Right type:
- National Army Museum, London
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4227dc2f-078e-305f-a7ea-55ad745f145b
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4227dc2f-078e-305f-a7ea-55ad745f145b, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC
Is there a problem with this record? Give feedback.