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Medal commemorating the Trafalgar Square monument
Medal commemorating the Trafalgar Square monument. Obverse: Nelson's bust (left), natural hair, tied in nape. Full uniform, ribbon over left shoulder and a small fancy star on left breast. Legend (on a Garter): 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' Reverse: View of the monument, looking towards the National Gallery, cupola showing on left. Below: 'W . RAILTON ESQ : ARCH.' Legend: 'THE NELSON COLUMN LONDON, ERECTED 1843.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1581 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Davis, Joseph |
| Date made: | 1843 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Railton, W |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 43 mm |