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Medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), pigtail, full uniform. Star and ribbon of Bath, badge showing below the bust. Medal round neck. Legend: 'HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON . K . B . DUKE OF BRONTE . &c.' Reverse: Legend, 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Exergue: 'TRAFALGAR OCTR. 21. 1805'. This medal was surreptitiously struck from an obverse die which had been rejected by Mr Boulton as the head was not considered a good likeness of the Admiral.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1256 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |