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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: | MEC1199 |
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| 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 |
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