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'.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC0934 |
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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 |