Country ** exonumia** (Medal - United Kingdom)
Type: Medallion / Token
Year: 1905
Mint: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Composition: Copper
Weight: 11.3 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Grade: VF20
Shape: Round with a suspension hole.
Commemorative issue:
Medalet commemorating the Trafalgar centenary and the death of Lord Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1805-1905).
Obverse:
The figure of Admiral Viscount Nelson, his left hand on the hilt of his sword, a ribbon below.
Lettering:
PRESENTED BY BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY' (below) 'CONTAINING VICTORY COPPER FROM LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY.' Inscription: 'DEATH OF NELSON OCT 21 1805 CENTENARY MEMENTO OCT 21 1905' (below) 'E . R. VII'.
Reverse:
Starboard broadside view of HMS 'Victory' under sail.
Lettering:
ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.' (below) 'THANK GOD I HAVE DONE MY DUTY'. Exergue: 'VICTORY . TRAFALGAR OCT . 21 . 1805.'
Edge:
Plain
Comment:
The centenary of the death of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 was widely celebrated throughout the British Empire and Dominions. A range of Nelson mementoes were advertised by the British and Foreign Sailors' Society under the patronage of King Edward VII. This medal representing Admiral Lord Nelson and HMS VICTORY - Nelson's flagship - was made from copper from the VICTORY, left over from the repairs made after Trafalgar.
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...
Collezione : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens