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Ingot commemorating HMS 'Victory'
Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Port broadside view of HMS 'Victory' sails set. Inscription: 'H.M.S. VICTORY'. Reverse: Inscription, 'H.M.S. VICTORY 1805.' The flagship of Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, H.M.S. "Victory" led the British attack that decimated the combined French and Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. In tribute to her distinguished service, the warship is still a commissioned flagship in the Royal Navy'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2833 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Ingot |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Franklin Mint |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1976 |
| People: | Franklin Mint |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm |