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Medal - Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Weight | 28.65 g |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Horatio Viscount Nelson facing three-quarters left, in naval uniform with epaulettes and bicorn hat adorned with a cockade, a medal or decoration visible at his chest. The legend curves along the upper field within a rope border, with birth and death dates inscribed in two lines below the bust, and a registration number in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief view of H.M.S. Foudroyant, a large Royal Navy sailing warship depicted at sea with full rigging and masts. The legend curves along the upper field within a rope border, identifying the vessel as Lord Nelson's flagship, with four lines of text in the lower field recording the ship's construction, launch, and wrecking dates, and a further inscription along the lower border noting that the medal was struck from copper salvaged from the vessel. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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