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Blue jacket medal for heavy gun firing
Obverse: Bust of Admiral Lord Nelson (3/4L) Legend: "England expects that every man will do his duty". "Admiral Lord Nelson". Reverse: Four bluejackets, two (L), two (R), surrounding a gun with open breech, another below holding a shell. Legend: "PRIZE FIRING BLUE JACKET MEDAL HEAVY GUN BRITISH FLEET". Fitted with a crowned bar inscription: "Prize Crew", a bar inscription: "H.M.S.Good Hope 1903" and a blue ribbon edged with red and white stripes. Inscription on edge: "R.BRYANT".
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0313 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Good Hope (1901) |
| Date made: | ca.1903 |
| People: | Bryant, R.; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 49 mm |