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Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) [replica] for The Battle of the Trafalgar, 1805
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 inscription: "THOMAS MASTERMAN HARDY ESQUIRE, CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. VICTORY. ON THE 21 OCTOBER MDCCCV. THE COMBINED FLEETS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN DEFEATED". A copy.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0158 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1796 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall with ribbon: 110 x 40 x 4 mm |