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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Trafalgar
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Trafalgar. Obverse: Bust of Nelson in uniform wearing a cocked hat bearing the Chelengk plume. (Right) signature of 'Horatio Nelson'; (left) signature of 'Ronald Searle'. Reverse: Nelson mortally wounded supported by Britannia and Captain Hardy on the deck of the Victory. Legend: 'Trafalgar HORATIO NELSON 1758-1805.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2763 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Searle, Ronald; Searle, Ronald |
| Events: | Death of Nelson, 1805; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1981 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Hardy, Capt Nelson, Horatio Searle, Ronald |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 17 x 74 mm |
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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Trafalgar
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