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Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), full uniform. Legend: (above) 'ADM . VISC . NELSON'; (below) 'KILLED AT TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR. 21 . 1805.' Reverse: View of the Trafalgar Square monument. Legend: 'ST. VINCENT NILE COPENHAGEN TRAFALGAR.' Exergue: '1843.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1491 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1843 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 24 mm |