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Box lid
A circular wooden, black lacquered box. Under glass on the top of the lid is a gilt medallion with a portrait of Nelson after the Wyon medal. Inscribed: 'HOR . VICECOM . NELSON OB PATRIAM PUGNANDO MORT . OCT XXI MDCCCV' (died fighting for his country).
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0210.2 |
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| Type: | Box lid |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 84 mm;Overall: 14 mm |
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Box
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