PCGS SP Genuine - Mount removed - UNC Details (45071130).
Av. On the coast, a gunner with flag and staff, in front of a cannon, puts his foot on an inverted eagle. In the background, ships in a bay.
Rv. RODRIGUES VI JULY MDCCCIX. BOURBON VIII JULY & ISLE OF FRANCE III DEC MDCCCX. In the center, within a wreath, Persian inscriptions: This medal was awarded in memory of the bravery and habitual loyalty shown by the Sepoys of the English company during the capture of the islands of Mauritius, in the year 1226 AH.
George Tancred, Historical record of medals and honorary distinctions conferred on the British Navy, Army and auxiliary forces, London 1891; Charles Winter, "Gold and silver medals of the honourable East India Company", in British Numismatic Journal, vol. 17 (1923/24), pp. 281-287; Gold - 71.38 g - 50.3 mm - 12 h