Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen and the manning of the block-ships, 1801
        
        Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen and the manning of the block-ships, 1801. Obverse: A seated female figure (Aalborg), with musket and shield (with the arms of Copenhagen), holding, outstretched, a wreath towards distant ships and batteries. At her feet an open bag from which coins roll out.  Legend: 'EN BORGER KRANDS.' (A citizen's reward.) Exergue: 'AALBORG 1801.' Reverse: Inscription, 'TIL DET 3DEN JYDSKE INFANTERIE= REGIMENTS TAPPRE KRIGER AF 2 APRIL.' (To the 3rd Jyds Infantry regiment's valiant warriors of 2 April.) (School of Nuremberg)
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0334 | 
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| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Loos, Daniel Friedrich | 
| Places: | Germany | 
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 | 
| Date made: | 1801 | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |