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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Nelson in a pigtail and uniform (right), medal around his neck. Legend: 'HORATIVS NELSON.' Reverse: Memorial consisting of a naval rostral column, adorned with four prows of antique galleys and laurel wreaths, from which lamps are suspended. A figure of Victory on the base. Legend: 'FAMAM QVI TERMINAT ASTRIS.' (Whose fame is bounded by [reaches to] the stars.) Exergue: 'VINC . HISP . ET GALL CLASS . CECIDIT D . XXI . OCT . MDCCCV.' (He vanquished the Spanish and French fleets, and died on 21 October 1805.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0401 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Abramson |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 39 mm |
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