Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKER.' and 'L . NELSON.' Sea horizon with ship. Anchor and book in foreground. Legend: 'MARITIME JUSTICE AND BRITISH VALOR.' Reverse: View of the battle, Copenhagen, the Sound and Forts at Narrows. Exergue: 'PASSED . THE . SOUND . AND DEFEATED . Y . DANISH FLEET . MAR . 30 .'
Object Details
ID: | MEC1247 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
Date made: | 1801 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Parker, Hyde |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |
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