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Medal commemorating the re-establishment of Ferdinand IV at Naples, 1799 and Viscount Nelson Duke of Bronte
Medal commemorating King Ferdinand IV re-established at Naples, 1799. Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in pigtail and full uniform (left). Legend: 'HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON . K.B. DUKE OF BRONTE &C.' Reverse: A line-of-battle ship entering the Bay of Naples. Royalist forces advance towards the fleeing enemy. Above, Fame with trumpet holds a medallion with Nelson's bust (right), inscribed: 'HOR . NELSON DUCA BRONTI.' Exergue: 'PER MEZZO DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA DELLE DI LUI VIRTU DELLA FEDE & ENERGIA DEL SUO POPOLO DEL VALORE DE'SUOI ALLEATI ED IN PARTICOLARE GL'INGLESI GLORIOS[AMEN]TE RISTABILITO SUL TRONO . LI IO . LUGLIO . 1799.' (Re-established with glory on his throne on 10 July 1799, thanks to Divine providence, his own virtues, the faith and energy of his own people, the valour of his allies, and in particular of the English.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1427 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich; Boulton, Matthew |
| Events: | Restoration of Ferdinand IV of Naples, 1799 |
| Date made: | 1799 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and IV of Naples |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 x 48 mm |