Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of the Nile, 1798

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Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of the Nile, 1798

Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: Nelson's bust (left), bare-headed. Full uniform. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' Below, a star. Reverse: Inscription, 'ABOUKIR 14 ENG . DEFEATED 15 FRENCH . 10 TAKEN 2 BURNT AUG I . 1798'.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC1470
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Counter
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Events:	French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made:	1805
People:	Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 20 mm