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Penny token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798
Penny token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Bust of Admiral Nelson with short hair in uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL . SR. HORATIO NELSON . K . B.' Reverse: Legend, 'IN . MEMORY . OF . THE . ACTION . OFF . THE . NILE . AUGT . I . 1798'. Inscription: 'TAKEN 9 SAIL OF THE LINE, 3 DISTROYED (sic)'. Inscribed on edge: 'I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND ONE PENNY'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1749 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - penny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |