Medal - Hurrican, Barbados, 1831

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Summary:: Hurrican Medal, Issued by, Barbados, 1831.
Authorised by Lieutenant General Sir James Lyon, Governor of Barbados.
Statement Of Significance:: The hurrican slammed into Barbados during the night of 10 August 1831, leveling the capital of Bridgetown. According to this medal 2,437 people perished, either drowned by the 5 metre storm surge that the hurricane brought, or crushed beneath collapsed buildings including St. John's church.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Tagged with:	climate, hurricanes
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Civil
Tertiary Classification:	commemorative
Series:	Commemorative
DateEra:	1831 AD
Obverse Description:	Legend in twelve lines detailing support after the hurricane of 11:08:1831 around, LIEUT GENERAL SIR JAMES LYON K.C.B. & G.C.H. GOVERNOR &c. .BARBADOS.
Reverse Description:	Legend in 12 lines quoting Governors dispatch and detailing losses, around, DEUS HAEC FORTASSE REDUCET IN SEDEM VICE
Edge Description:	Plain
Shape:	round
Material:	Silver
Issued By:	Sir James Lyon, Barbados, 1831