Medal commemorating the Nelson memorial, Birmingham
        
        Medal commemorating the Nelson memorial, Birmingham. Obverse: A representation of the monument - a full-length figure of the Admiral on a pedestal inscribed 'THIS STATUE IN HONOR OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM A. D . MDCCCIX.' Reverse: Inscription (within wreath of laurel and palm), 'HE FINISHED A COURSE OF GLORY, IN THE ARMS OF VICTORY.'
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1564 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter | 
| Date made: | 1809 | 
| People: | Nelson, Horatio | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm | 
 
                    