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". 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 on edge: "TO THE HEROES OF TRAFALGAR FROM M. BOULTON".

Object Details

ID: MED0208
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
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 48 mm