Boulton's Trafalgar Medal
Obverse: Bust of Adm. Viscount Nelson with pigtail, in uniform and order (L). 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'. Inscription on edge: 'TO THE HEROES OF TRAFALGAR FROM M. BOULTON. Traces of recipient's name on reverse 'Clark Defence'
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Object Details
ID: | MED0219 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Vessels: | Agamemnon (1781) |
Date made: | 1805 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Clark fl.1805? |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Diameter: 47 mm |
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