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.' Below: 'P . W . F.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1565
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Wyon, Peter
Date made: 1809
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wyon, Peter
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 52 mm