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Medal commemorating the Nelson memorial, Birmingham
Medal commemorating the Nelson memorial, Birmingham. Obverse: A representation of the monument - a full-length figure of the Admiral on a pedestal inscribed 'THIS STATUE IN HONOR OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM A. D . MDCCCIX.' Reverse: Inscription (within wreath of laurel and palm), 'HE FINISHED A COURSE OF GLORY, IN THE ARMS OF VICTORY.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1564 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter |
| Date made: | 1809 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |