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Description: | Medalet commemorating the Trafalgar centenary, 1905. Obverse: The figure of Admiral Viscount Nelson, his left hand on the hilt of his sword, a ribbon below. Legend: 'PRESENTED BY BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY' (below) 'CONTAINING VICTORY COPPER FROM LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY.' Inscription: 'DEATH OF NELSON OCT 21 1805 CENTENARY MEMENTO OCT 21 1905' (below) 'E . R. VII'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of HMS 'Victory' under sail. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' (below) 'THANK GOD I HAVE DONE MY DUTY'. Exergue: 'VICTORY . TRAFALGAR OCT . 21 . 1805.'
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medalets Horatio Nelson British & Foreign Sailors' Socie Victory 1765 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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