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Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of the Nile, 1798
Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: Nelson's bust (left), bare-headed. Full uniform. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' Figure '2' (incuse). Below, a star. Reverse: Inscription, 'ABOUKIR 14 ENG . DEFEATED 15 FRENCH . 10 TAKEN 2 BURNT AUG I . 1798'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1469 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm |
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