Boulton's Trafalgar Medal

Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Viscount Nelson with pigtail, in uniform and ribbon and star of the Bath (left). Legend: 'HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. K.B. DUKE OF BRONTE. &.' Reverse: General view of the battle. Glazed and framed. The medal is associated with Lieutenant George Lewis Browne RN (1784-1856) Nelson's Signal Lieutenant in 'Victory' at Trafalgar and is decorated with Lord Nelson's hair. Formerly contained in box REL0393.

Object Details

ID: REL0124
Collection: Relics
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Küchler, Conrad Heinrich; Boulton, Matthew
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio; Browne, George Lewis
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 x 55 x 10 mm