GREAT BRITAIN. George III, 1760-1820. <br>Bronze Medal, 1799. <br>By C. H. Küchler, on the siege and capture of Seringapatam (India).<br>The siege of Seringapatam (April-May 1799) was the decisive final battle of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, where British forces and their allies captured the fortress, resulting in the death of Tipu Sultan and the restoration of the Wodeyar dynasty as British-controlled puppet rulers of Mysore.<br>Obv.: The British lion defeats the Indian tiger.<br>Rev.: View of the besieged fortress, bright sun above.<br><i>About as struck, hairlines in fields, in original case.</i><br><br>Künker Auction 141 (2008), lot 4383.<br><br>Reference: Eimer 903a; Puddester -<br>Diameter: 48.1 mm.<br>Weight: 54.5 g.<br>Composition: Bronze.
