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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Uniface. Britannia, (left), with lion behind and shield beside her, sits mourning at a pedestal inscribed: 'BASTIA ABOVKIR COPENAG[EN]', on which is placed an urn, from which Neptune, (right), armed with trident, draws a veil, exposing the letters 'HN'. Ships (right). Legend: 'IN LIFE VICTORIOUS IN DEATH TRIUMPHANT'. Exergue: 'MDCCCV.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC2918 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |