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Description: | Token box commemorating Nelson's victories. A circular, turned copper alloy box containing six brass tokens. The obverse of each token has a profile bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) facing left. Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' Reverses:1) and 2) 'TRAFALGAR 27 ENG. DEFEATED 33 SP. & FR. & CAPTURED 19, OCT. 21, 1805.' 3) 'ST VINCENT, 15 ENG. DEFEATED 27 SPANISH & CAPTURED 4, FEB. 14, 1797.' 4) and 5) 'COPENHAGEN, THE DAN. FLEET OF 17 SAIL, TAKEN SUNK AND DESTROYED APL. 2. 1801.' 6) 'ABOUKIR, 14 ENG. DEFEATED, 13 FRENCH, 10 TAKEN, 2 BURNT. AUG. 1. 1798.'
AUDIT - NEEDS PART MARKING Inscription. Each token is inscribed with the Trafalgar signal and depicts a bust of Nelson.
caption: Token box | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson token boxes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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