Token
Token commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of Trafalgar. Obverse: The admiral's bust, profile facing left. 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Reverse: 'TRAFALGAR / 27 ENG / DEFEATED 33 SP. & FR. & CAPTURED 19 / OCT 21 1805.'
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0351 |
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Type: | Token |
Display location: | Not on display |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | 1806-07; 1806-1807 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm |