+
-
Token box
Token box commemorating Nelson's victories. A circular, turned copper alloy box containing six brass tokens. The obverse of each token has a profile bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) facing left. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' Reverses:1) and 2) 'TRAFALGAR 27 ENG. DEFEATED 33 SP. & FR. & CAPTURED 19, OCT. 21, 1805.' 3) 'ST VINCENT, 15 ENG. DEFEATED 27 SPANISH & CAPTURED 4, FEB. 14, 1797.' 4) and 5) 'COPENHAGEN, THE DAN. FLEET OF 17 SAIL, TAKEN SUNK AND DESTROYED APL. 2. 1801.' 6) 'ABOUKIR, 14 ENG. DEFEATED, 13 FRENCH, 10 TAKEN, 2 BURNT. AUG. 1. 1798.'
For more information about using images from our Collection, please contact RMG Images.
Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0743 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Token box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 25 mm |