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 OCT.R 21 . 1805." Reverse: View of the Trafalgar Square monument. Legend: 'S.T VINCENT NILE COPENHAGEN TRAFALGAR.' Exergue: '1843.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1492
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