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Medal commemorating Nelson's battles
Medal commemorating Nelson's battles: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Obverse: Victory on the prow of a war-galley, holding an oval profile portrait of Nelson (right). Legend: 'VICTORIA .' Below: 'ABOVKIR . COPENHAG . CADIZ .' Reverse: Within a wreath of a laurel and palm branch the inscription: 'H . VICECOM . NELSON OB PATRIAM PVGNANDO MORT . OCT . XXI . MDCCCV.' (Died fighting for his country.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1266 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 French Revolutionary Wars: Blockade of Cadiz, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |
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