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Medals: British India, commemorative medal, bronze "Pondicherry Taken" medal, dated 1761.

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Medals: British India, commemorative medal, bronze  Pondicherry Taken  medal, dated 1761.
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British India, commemorative medal, bronze "Pondicherry Taken" medal, dated 1761, by Thomas Pingo struck in later 19th century commemorating the capture of Pondicherry, Puddester 761.1, 29.20g. Obv: Bust of George III, legend GEORGE THE THIRD around, and engraver's signature T.P.F. below. Rev: Allegorical winged 'Victory' writing the names of the generals Coote and Steevens on a tablet; palm trees and paddles flank the water of the Indus and Ganges rivers being emptied from vases, legend Total Expulsion of the French From India, Pondicherry Taken MDCCLXI.

Extremely fine, Very rare.

A rare issue with an incredibly illustrative design, marking the capture of Pondicherry on January 16, 1761 under the command of Admiral Sir Eyre Coote and Rear Admiral Charles Steevens in the Anglo-French War's India theatre. Pondicherry was returned to the French in 1763.