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Medal commemorating Nelson's battles

Medal commemorating Nelson's battles. Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (three-quarter left). Shoulders square. Full uniform, with all his orders and medals. Legend: 'ADM . LORD NELSON.' Reverse: Goddess of war, fully armed, trident in left hand, thunderbolt in raised right, stands on prow of antique galley. Legend: 'NILE I . AUG 1798 . COPENHAGEN 28 APR 1801 . TRAFALGAR 21 OCT 1805.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC1272
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Webb, Thomas; Droz, J.P. Mudie, J.
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1805; 1814-1820
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio Mudie, J. Webb, Thomas Droz, J.P.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm