Shilling token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798
Shilling token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a tie-wig and uniform (left). Legend: 'ADML. LD. NELSON.' Below: 'VICTORY AT THE NILE AUGUST . I . 1798.' Reverse: Above, in Hebrew, Jehovah, shedding rays on the royal crown. Legend: 'FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING'. Below: 'REWARD OF MERIT.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1964 |
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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: 28 mm |
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