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Medal – Battle of Trafalgar
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1905 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A three-masted warship under full sail in relief within a recessed circular field, depicted sailing on stylized waves. The ship is identified in the exergue as HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. A circular legend surrounds the field, incorporating two famous quotations attributed to Admiral Nelson, with a suspension hole pierced at the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | "ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY" VICTORY • TRAFALGAR OCT. 21. 1805 "THANK GOD I HAVE DONE MY DUTY" |
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| Reverse lettering | PRESENTED BY THE ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY AND SONS OF ENGLAND, OF OTTAWA CENTENARY OF BATTLE - OF - TRAFALGAR OCT. 21ST 1905 |
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