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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. Obverse: The head of Lord Nelson (left), hair tied behind. Legend: 'R . ADMIRAL LORD NELSON . K . B . BORN NOVEMBER MDCCLIV.' (This date is incorrect.) Reverse: Victory, her foot on low pedestal, inscribing 'NELSON' on a shield. Prow of ancient galley behind her. Legend: 'INDIA SAVD . MALTA REGAIND . EGYPT PRESERVD.' Exergue: 'I . OF AUGUST MDCCXCVIII.'
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Horatio Nelson Ponthon | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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