Medal commemorating the Trafalgar Square Nelson monument

Medal commemorating the Trafalgar Square Nelson monument. Obverse: Nelson's bust facing, head three-quarter left, bare-headed. Full uniform, with ribbon and star of K.B., two medals round neck. Legend: 'ADML . LORD NELSON.' Reverse: View of the monument, looking towards the National Gallery. Legend: 'THE NELSON COLUMN TRAFALGAR SQUE . LONDON.' Exergue: 'W . RAILTON ESQ : ARCH .'

Object Details

ID: MEC1329
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Griffin, W.
Date made: 1843
People: Nelson, Horatio; Griffin, W.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 43 mm