Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), within an oval border with palm and laurel branches, surmounted by a naval crown, placed on the side of an obelisk, projecting beyong edge of medal. Flags on both sides. The broad base, against which leans the figure of a weeping seaman, is piled up with trophies of war. Legend (on the base): 'GALLANT NELSON DIED IN THE HOUR OF VICTORY 21 . OCTR . AD . 1805.' Exergue: 'TRAFALGAR.' Reverse: Britannia (left), with lion behind and shield beside her, sits mourning at a pedestal inscribed 'BASTIA ABOVKIR COPENAG[EN]', on which is placed an urn, from which Neptune (right), armed with trident, draws a veil, exposing the letters 'HN'. Ships (right). Legend: 'IN LIFE VICTORIOUS IN DEATH TRIUMPHANT'. Exergue: 'MDCCCV.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1264 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Peter |
Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Siege of Bastia, 1794; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | 1805 |
People: | Wyon, Peter; Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |