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Birmingham Workhouse shilling token commemorating the battle of the Nile, 1798
Birmingham Workhouse shilling token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: Bust of Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ADML. LD. NELSON'. Below: 'VICTORY AT THE NILE AUGUST . I . 1798'. Reverse: Inscription, 'I.s.' (incuse).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1947 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - shilling |
| 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: 25 mm |