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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798
Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: The Admiral's bust, front view, head, three-quarter left. Full uniform, ribbon over right shoulder, Star, and medal round neck. The empty right sleeve pinned up. Legend: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE.' Below: 'BRITAINS GLORY & DEFENCE.' Reverse: The British flagship breaking through between two ships at anchor, into which she fires both her broadsides. Legend: 'ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY'S ARMS.' Exergue: 'FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED AUGUST . I . 1798.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1245 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |