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Description: | Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958. Obverse: Short bust of Admiral Viscount Nelson in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, ENGLAND EVER SALUTES HIS MEMORY'. Inscribed: '1758' (left); '1958' (right). Reverse: Britannia with trident and shield, seated (left), a sea horse with a baby reclining on its back (right), the rising sun (centre). Exergue: 'BORN AT BURNHAM-THORPE, NORFOLK, 29TH SEPT. 1758'. Boxed.
caption: Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1958; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Paul F. medals Horatio Nelson Vincze Kovacs | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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