Medal commemorating the Trafalgar Centenary, 1905

Medal commemorating the Trafalgar Centenary, 1905. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Viscount Nelson with pigtail, in uniform and order (left). Legend: 'HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON.K.B.DUKE OF BRONTE.&c.' Reverse: General view of the battle. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Exergue: 'TRAFALGAR. OCTR. 21. 1805'. Inscription: 'CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR OCT. 1805'. Copy of Boulton's Trafalgar medal by Spink.

Object Details

ID: MEC1200
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Spink & Son Ltd
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1905
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm