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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Nelsonic Crimson Oakes

Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Nelsonic Crimson Oakes. Obverse: The Admiral's bust, (left), tie-wig, full uniform, with ribbon and star of K .B. Legend: 'GALLANT NELSON DIED OCTR. 21 OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR.' Reverse: Masonic emblems. Legend: 'NELSONIC CRIMSON OAKES.' Exergue: 'COMMENCED JANY 19 1808.' The Nelsonic Crimson Oakes was a friendly society founded in 1808 in the Black Country.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2938
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pistrucci, Benedetto; Pistrucci, Benedetto P., B.
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: After 1808
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio Nelsonic Crimson Oakes Pistrucci, Benedetto
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 53 mm