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The medal was engraved and struck at the [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Calcutta Mint]] in gold and in silver. Both types were {{convert|1.9|in|mm}} in diameter<ref name=Mussell>{{Cite book|author=John Mussell (ed).|title=Medal Yearbook 2015.|page=117. Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon | The medal was engraved and struck at the [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Calcutta Mint]] in gold and in silver. Both types were {{convert|1.9|in|mm}} in diameter<ref name=Mussell>{{Cite book|author=John Mussell (ed).|title=Medal Yearbook 2015.|page=117. Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon}}</ref> with the following design:<ref name=Joslin/><br> | ||
The obverse depicts a [[sepoy]] holding a [[Union Jack]] with an encampment in the background. Below is the [[Persian language|Persian]] inscription ''This medal has been presented in commemoration of the defeat of the French armies in the Kingdom of Egypt by the great bravery of the victorious army of England.''<br>The reverse shows a [[ship of the line]] under full sail towards the Egyptian coast, with an obelisk and four pyramids in the background. In the exergue is the date ''MDCCCI'' (1801).<br>The medal was issued unnamed.<br>The suspension is a flattened loop, pinned at the base, through which passes a yellow suspension cord allowing the medal to be worn around the neck. | The obverse depicts a [[sepoy]] holding a [[Union Jack]] with an encampment in the background. Below is the [[Persian language|Persian]] inscription ''This medal has been presented in commemoration of the defeat of the French armies in the Kingdom of Egypt by the great bravery of the victorious army of England.''<br>The reverse shows a [[ship of the line]] under full sail towards the Egyptian coast, with an obelisk and four pyramids in the background. In the exergue is the date ''MDCCCI'' (1801).<br>The medal was issued unnamed.<br>The suspension is a flattened loop, pinned at the base, through which passes a yellow suspension cord allowing the medal to be worn around the neck. | ||