Crown

A Queen Anne crown. Obverse: Bust of the queen in low dress (left). Legend: 'ANNA DEI GRATIA'. Inscription: (either side of the Queen's neck), 'JOHN EXCELL IN KIOGE BAY APRIL 26.1801.' Reverse: Inscription engraved on a smooth surface: 'In the Memory of the Gallant Victory of 2d April 1801 obtained by LORD NELSON at Copenhagen, Done on board HMS Agamemnon. R.D.FANCOURT.CAPTN.' With a suspension hole.

Object Details

ID: MEC1653
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Engraved commemorative coin - crown
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
Vessels: Agamemnon (1781)
Date made: 1801
People: Queen Anne; Nelson, Horatio Fancourt, R D
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 38 mm
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