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An image showing 'Badge commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798, in the shape of a foul anchor within a circle. MEC1156'
An image showing 'Badge commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798, in the shape of a foul anchor within a circle. MEC1156'
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Badge commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798

Badge commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798, in the shape of a foul anchor within a circle. An inscription is engraved on the latter - above: 'ADMIRAL NELSON', below: 'THE BRITISH TARS & GLORIUS . 1ST . AUGUST . 1798.' [sic]. Reverse: Inscription engraved on the circle: 'THANKS BE TO GOD WHO HATH GIVEN US THE VICTORY'. These anchors were originally worn on the coat in the centre of a patriotic 'favour' or ribbon rosette.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1156
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Badge
Display location: Display - Voyagers
Creator: Unknown
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made: 1798
Exhibition: Voyagers
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 33 mm