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Description: | Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Obverse: The Admiral's bust (left), hair short. Full uniform, ribbon over right shoulder, three stars on breast. Legend: 'H . VICECOM . NELSON.' Reverse: Inscription (within a wreath of laurel and palm branch): 'H . VICECOM . NELSON OB PATRIAM PVGNANDO MORT . OCT . XXI . MDCCCV.' (Died fighting for his country.)
caption: Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Horatio Nelson | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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