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'

Object Details

ID: MED0219
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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