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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958

Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958. Obverse: Short bust of Admiral Viscount Nelson in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, ENGLAND EVER SALUTES HIS MEMORY'. Inscribed: '1758' (left); '1958' (right). Reverse: Britannia with trident and shield, seated (left), a sea horse with a baby reclining on its back (right), the rising sun (centre). Exergue: 'BORN AT BURNHAM-THORPE, NORFOLK, 29TH SEPT. 1758'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1214
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Vincze, Paul; Kovacs, F.
Events: Birth of Nelson, 1758
Date made: 1958
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio Vincze, Paul Kovacs, F.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 58 mm