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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), undraped. Legend: 'ADM . VISC . NELSON K . B . D : OF BRONTE'. Reverse: Goddess of war, fully armed, trident in left hand, thunderbolt in raised right, stands on prow of antique galley. Legend: 'NILE I . AUG 1798 . COPENHAGEN 28 APR 1801 . TRAFALGAR 21 OCT 1805.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1182 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery |
| Creator: | Webb, Thomas; Droz, J.P. Mudie, J. |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1805; 1814-1820 |
| Exhibition: | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |