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Description: | Captain's Naval Gold Medal for Trafalgar awarded to Captain John Stockham (1765-1814). Obverse: Britannia, a spear in her left hand and a shield below, standing on the deck of an antique galley, her right foot resting on a helmet, crowned with a wreath by a winged victory. Reverse inscribed: ' * LIEUTENANT JOHN STOCKHAM * COMMANDING H.M.S. THUNDERER. ON THE 21 OCTOBER MDCCCV. THE COMBINED FLEETS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN DEFEATED'. The medal is fitted with a gold rim with a watch glass on both sides to protect the surface. It is suspended from a loop and gold bar by a blue edged white ribbon with a gold buckle.
caption: Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, obverse
caption: Naval Gold Medal (Captain's) for The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | The Pingo Family and Medal Making in 18th Century Britain Trafalgar Nelson's Navy Nelson campaign medals Thunderer 1783 (HMS) Nelson's great battles Stockham John People | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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