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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Nelsonic Crimson Oakes
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Nelsonic Crimson Oakes. Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), tie-wig, full uniform, with ribbon and star of K .B. Legend: 'GALLANT NELSON DIED OCTR. 21 OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR'. Reverse: Masonic emblems- a cross (left), and anchor (right) a compass in the centre between the moon and stars, the eye of God above, the sun rainbow and Noah's ark below. Legend: 'NELSONIC CRIMSON OAKES'. Exergue: 'COMMENCED JANY 19 1808'. Ring and red ribbon attached. The Nelsonic Crimson Oakes was a friendly society founded in 1808 in the Black Country.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1278 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pistrucci, Benedetto; P., B. |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1808 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio Nelsonic Crimson Oakes Pistrucci, Benedetto |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 53 mm |