Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: A monument. Legend: 'DE FALDT MEN DANMARK STOD' (they fell but Denmark stood). Exergue: 'FULDFORT D . 2 . APR . 1894'. Reverse: Inscribed within oak and laurel wreath, pennant looped round staff below. 'FORTIENT VED MOD OG BLOD' (earned with courage and blood). Below: 'D . 2 . APRIL 1801'.
Object Details
ID: | SEC1406 |
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Type: | Medal cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
Date made: | 1 Apr 1801 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 11 mm x 35 mm |