Davison's Nile Medal
        
        Obverse: On a rock near the sea Peace is standing holding in her right an olive branch and supporting with her left hand a medallion of Nelson, an anchor behind her. Legend: "REAR-ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE". Inscription: "EUROPE'S HOPE AND BRITAIN'S GLORY". Inscription: "CDI". Below: "C.H.K". (C.H.Kuchler). Reverse: View of Aboukir Bay, the English Fleet going into action, the French at anchor.  Legend: "ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY'S ARMS". Exergue: "VICTORY OF THE NILE AUGUST 1 1798". Above (L) "M.B.SOHO" (R) "C.H.KUCHLER.FEC." Edge: "FROM ALEXR DAVISON, ESQR. ST.JAMES' SQUARE A TRIBUTE OF REGARD." Hole punched in top.
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0172 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | War medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich | 
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 | 
| Date made: | 1798 | 
| People: | Davison, Alexander; Nelson, Horatio | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | 47 mm |