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Description: | Gold mourning ring commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The bezel of the ring is decorated in red and white enamel with the letters 'N' and 'B', below two coronets and the name 'TRAFALGAR' executed on a black enamel background. The hoop of the ring is inscribed 'PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT', which is the Latin motto of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The inside of the bezel is also inscribed with the words 'lost to his country 21 Octr 1805 Aged 47'.
caption: Mourning ring | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson Nelson's funeral John Salter mourning rings Nelson the man | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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