Medal commemorating the British and Foreign Sailors Society

Medal commemorating the British and Foreign Sailors Society. Obverse: Bust of King Edward VII crowned (right). Legend: 'PEACE HATH HER VICTORIES NO LESS RENOWNED THAN WAR. KING EDWARD VII PEACEMAKER 1910.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of full-rigged ship. Inscription: 'VICTORY TRAFALGAR OCT. 21ST. 1905 NELSON COPPER.' Legend: 'PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY', 'THANK GOD I HAVE DONE MY DUTY.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2049
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1910
People: VII, King Edward; British & Foreign Sailors Society Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 25 mm
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