Boulton's Trafalgar Medal
Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Viscount Nelson with pigtail, in uniform and ribbon and star of the Bath (left). Legend: 'HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON K.B. DUKE OF BRONTE. &'. Reverse: General view of the battle. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Exergue: 'TRAFALGAR. OCT. 21. 1805'. In half glazed case. Glass on reverse side missing. Inscribed on rim of case in script 'Jno. Pascoe, Lieut. H.M.S. Victory'. For online access text please see the 'Notebook' field within the 'Mail' icon.
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Object Details
ID: | MED0217 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery |
Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich; Küchler, Conrad Heinrich |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
Date made: | 1805 |
Exhibition: | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Pasco, John |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Diameter: 47 mm |
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