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An image showing 'Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; obverse'
An image showing 'Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; reverse'
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Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801

Counter commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Nelson's bust (left), bare-headed. Full uniform. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' Below, a star. Reverse: Inscription, 'COPENHAGEN THE DAN . FLEET OF 17 SAIL TAKEN, SUNK. OR DESTROYED. APL. 2 . 1801'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1474
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
Date made: 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 mm