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Description: | Penny token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Nelson with short hair in uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL . SR. HORATIO NELSON . K . B.' Reverse: Legend, 'IN . MEMORY . OF . THE . ACTION . OFF . THE . NILE . AUGT . I . 1798'. Inscription: 'TAKEN 9 SAIL OF THE LINE, 3 DISTROYED (sic)'. Inscribed on edge: 'I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND ONE PENNY'.
caption: Penny token commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson monetary tokens | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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