Boulton's Trafalgar Medal
Obverse: Bust of Adm. Viscount Nelson with pigtail, in uniform and order (L). Legend: "HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON.K.B.DUKE OF BRONTE.&." Reverse: General view of the battle. Legend: "ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY". Exergue: "TRAFALGAR. OCT. 21. 1805". Inscription incuse: "Edw. Moring, Leviathan". Inscription on edge: "TO THE HEROES OF TRAFALGAR FROM M. BOULTON".
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Object Details
ID: | MED0204 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | 1805 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Moring, Edward |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 48 mm |