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Medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805

Medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Viscount Nelson with pigtail, in uniform and order (left). Legend: 'HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON.K.B.DUKE OF BRONTE.&c.' Reverse: General view of the battle. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Exergue: 'TRAFALGAR. OCTR. 21. 1805'. Inscription: 'CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR OCT. 1805'. Copy of Boulton's Trafalgar medal by Spink.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC1196
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Spink & Son Ltd
Events:	Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made:	1905
People:	Nelson, Horatio; Spink & Son Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 32 mm