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Medal commemorating Admiral Nelson
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: Bust Admiral Nelson in uniform and cloak (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'. Reverse: Inscription (within a wreath), 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUGT. 1798 COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801 TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR. 1805 WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC1552 |
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| 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 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1 Aug 1798; 2 Apr 1801 21 Oct 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |