INDIA, Colonial. British India. George III, 1760-1820. Medal 1799 (Bronze, 48 mm, 39.18 g, 12 h), on the Battle of Seringapatam. By C. H. Küchler. Soho (Birmingham) mint. اسد الله الغالب / IV. MAY. / MDCCXCIX. Lion to right, subduing a tiger; beyond, a banner with the Union badge and an inscription in Arabic: ‘asad Allāh al-ghālib’ (‘The Lion of God is the conqueror’). Rev. Fortress of Seringapatam under attack, radiant sun above; below, in Persian: ‘Srīrangpatn rā 28 zīqaʾda 1213 hijrī khudā dād’ (‘God bestowed Seringapatam on the 28th of Dhuʾl-Qaʿda, 1213 Hijri’). Eimer 903a. Puddester -. Rare and beautifully preserved. Fingerprints on the obverse and minor marks on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.



The Battle of Seringapatam, fought in 1799, marked the final defeat of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, at the hands of the British East India Company and their allies, the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was the culmination of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, which had been ongoing since 1798. The siege of Seringapatam lasted from 5 March to 4 May 1799, and involved a concerted British effort to capture the city, which had been the stronghold of Tipu Sultan’s power.