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Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1958
Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958. Obverse: Short bust of Admiral Viscount Nelson in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, ENGLAND EVER SALUTES HIS MEMORY'. Inscribed: '1758' (left); '1958' (right). Reverse: Britannia with trident and shield, seated (left), a sea horse with a baby reclining on its back (right), the rising sun (centre). Exergue: 'BORN AT BURNHAM-THORPE, NORFOLK, 29TH SEPT. 1758'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1215 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Vincze, Paul; Kovacs, F. |
| Events: | Birth of Nelson, 1758 |
| Date made: | 1958 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio Vincze, Paul Kovacs, F. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 58 mm |
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