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Award - George III Davison's Medal, gilt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1798 |
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| Reference(s) | BHM#447, Eimer#890 |
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| Obverse lettering | REAR-ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE EUROPE`S HOPE AND BRITAIN`S GLORY |
| Reverse description | A detailed panoramic naval battle scene depicting the British fleet engaging the French at the Battle of the Nile, with numerous men-of-war under sail across Aboukir Bay, a burst of light or explosion visible on the left horizon, and a coastal fortification to the right. The lower exergue bears the inscription VICTORY OF THE NILE / AUGUST 1. 1798. in two lines, with mint and engraver signatures M.B. SOHO and C.H. KÜCHLER FEC. flanking the scene. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Persian |
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