Trafalgar 200 : Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar commemorated in coins and medallions /Thomas A. Hardy ; edited by Peter A. Clayton.

"On 21 October every year, on British Naval ships and bases throughout the world, the toast 'To the Immortal Memory' has been and will continue to be given. It will be drunk in silence, and seated. Such is the tradition that keeps alive the memory of one of the England's greatest heroes, Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Dying in his hour of victory at the battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, his name will live forever in the annals of British naval history. The outpourings of grief at his death, and seen at his State funeral and burial in St Paul's Cathedral, London, were such as had never been seen before, or since. Endless souvenirs, mementoes of all kinds, in all sorts of materials, were produced then and throughout the following years. Most lasting of them were the many commemorative medallions in gold, silver, bronze and other metals produced from 1805 onwards, especially for the centenary in 1905, and the bi-centenary of the battle in 2005. These were treated in the companion volume Remember Nelson (Spink, 2005). This book continues in recording those medallions, coins and other relevant items that were produced after 2005, and it also incorporates an Appendix that includes relevant items that have been recorded since the original publication. It also includes much interesting historical detail relating to the items and the occasion of their production."--Provided by the publisher.