Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Nelson (left) ribbon over right shoulder, hair tied behind. Legend: 'ADM VISC . NELSON K. B. D. OF BRONTE'. Reverse: Inscription: 'NILE 1. AUGT 1798. COPENHAGEN 1. APRIL 1801. TRAFALGAR 21.OCT.1805'.

Object Details

ID: SEC0934
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1 Aug 1798; 2 Apr 1801 21 Oct 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 24 mm
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