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Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Nelson with natural hair, undraped (left). Legend: 'HOR . VICECOM . NELSON OB PATRIAM PUGNANDO MORT . OCT XXI. MDCCCV.' (Died fighting for his country). Reverse: The goddess of war, winged, walking on the sea, raising in her right hand a thunderbolt, antique galleys in action in distance. Legend: 'IPSE BELLI FVLMEN.' (Himself the thunderbolt of war). On box: 'ART UNION OF LONDON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2950 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Webb, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio Webb, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 53 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) |