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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Nelson, front view, head three-quarter left. Legend: 'ADMIRAL H. NELSON. BARON OF THE NILE' Below: '6 OCTOBER 1798'. Reverse: Legend: 'MEMORABLE VICTORY', '1st & 2nd AUGUST.1798'. Inscription: 'NINE FRENCH SHIPS OF THE LINE TAKEN AND TWO DESTROY'D'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0972 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1 Aug 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 39 mm |