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Medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), hair tied behind. Full dress uniform with two stars and other decorations. Legend: 'NELSON ET BRONTI . VICTOR TRAFALGAR ET VICTIMA.' (The Victor and Victim of Trafalgar.) Below: 'PERIIT ET PERIIT . OCT . 21 . 1805.' (He passed through and perished.) Reverse: Within a laurel wreath a bird's-eye view of the battle in its earliest phase, the two British columns on the point of piercing the hostile line. Legend: 'MEMORIAE CONSECRAVIT . GUL . TURTON M . D . F . L . S .' Exergue: 'ESTO PERPETUA .' (Let his fame be everlasting.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1258 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Thomas |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Wyon, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm |
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