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Pack of Trafalgar commemorative playing cards with box
A pack of playing cards that commemorates the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The box is red leather with Nelson's coat of arms stamped in gold on the front. The back of the playing cards shows a colour portrait of Nelson that also shows HMS Victory and Nelson's coat of arms. The bottom of the back of the playing cards has the words "THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS 1905".
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0089 |
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| Collection: | Toys, games and music |
| Type: | Playing cards |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1905 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 22 mm x 100 mm x 74 mm |