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Medal - Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, The Battle of the Nile
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1798 |
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| Composition | Tin (White metal) |
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| Obverse description | A winged Victory reclines at left before a large Egyptian pyramid, holding an oval medallion bearing a bust portrait of Nelson in relief; to the right, a couchant lion and an Irish harp rest beside a palm tree, with a skull in the lower foreground. The circumferential legend reads above, and the date and battle inscription appear in the exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SUB HOC SIGNO VINCES NOV. 29 LAUS DEO 1798 (Translation: Praise to god Under this sign thou shalt conquer) |
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