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Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for the Battle of the Nile, 1798
Captain's Naval Gold Medal for the battle of the Nile awarded to Captain Alexander Ball (1756-1809). Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscribed: ' + ALEXANDER JOHN BALL ESQUIRE + CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. THE ALEXANDER. ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST MCCXCVIII THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED'. The medal is fitted with a gold rim, a watch glass remains in place on the obverse to protect the surface. It is suspended by a loop, gold bar and blue edged white ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0155 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Alexander (1778) |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Ball, Alexander John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 45 mm |
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