Medal ribbon, Naval Gold Medal

Narrow blue-and-white medal ribbon. Historically associated with Flag Officer’s Naval Gold Medal for the Battle of Trafalgar 1805, posthumously awarded to Horatio Nelson. The associated medal was stolen from the Painted Hall in 1900.

Object Details

ID: LOA2726
Type: Ribbon
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 490 mm x 40 mm
Parts: Medal ribbon, Naval Gold Medal