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Crown
A Queen Anne crown. Obverse: Bust of the queen in low dress (left). Legend: 'ANNA DEI GRATIA'. Inscription: (either side of the Queen's neck), 'JOHN EXCELL IN KIOGE BAY APRIL 26.1801.' Reverse: Inscription engraved on a smooth surface: 'In the Memory of the Gallant Victory of 2d April 1801 obtained by LORD NELSON at Copenhagen, Done on board HMS Agamemnon. R.D.FANCOURT.CAPTN.' With a suspension hole.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1653 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Engraved commemorative coin - crown |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
| Vessels: | Agamemnon (1781) |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| People: | Queen Anne; Nelson, Horatio Fancourt, R D |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |