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.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1565 |
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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 |