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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798
Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: Bust of Lord Nelson (three-quarter left). Full uniform, star of Bath on left breast and badge round neck. Legend: 'HORATIO LORD NELSON REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED.' Below: 'BORN SEPTEMBER 29 1758.' Reverse: A river god reclines on the seashore, left hand raised, and contemplates the action in the bay. Legend (in four lines, the outer three on ribbon): 'AUGUST I . 1798 WITH 14 SHIPS & A BRIG DEFEATED THE FRENCH FLEET OF 15 SHIPS & 4 FRIGATES SUPPORTED BY GUN BOATS AND A BATTERY ON SHORE NINE SHIPS TAKEN AND 4 DESTROY'D.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1231 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hancock, J.G.; Kempson, Peter |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |