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Award - George III Davison's Medal, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1798 |
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| Shape | Round |
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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 scene in low relief depicting the British fleet engaging the French at the Battle of the Nile, with numerous sailing warships shown in formation on a choppy sea, a rising sun with radiating rays visible at the upper left, and a coastline with fortifications in the background. The engraver's signatures M.B. SOHO and C.H. KÜCHLER FEC. appear at the lower edge of the scene, with the commemorative inscription in two lines below in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY`S ARMS. VICTORY OF THE NILE AUGUST 1. 1798. |
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