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Great Britain - 1798

Battle of the Nile

Obverse:

Half length figure of Lord Nelson facing, head three-quarter left, empty right sleeve pinned up.

Legend:

ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE

Exergue:

BRITAINS GLORY & DEFENCE

Size:

38.6 mm.

Reverse:

Three ships engaged in battle.

Legend:

ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY'S ARMS

Exergue:

FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED / AUGUST. 1 . 1798.

Vern's Comments:

It isn't mentioned in white metal so perhaps this is a later strike.

Eimer-893 mentions this piece when describing BHM-452 using a different obverse:
"A similar obverse has a bust of Nelson with his empty right sleeve pinned up."

Hennin:

N^o. 853. Pl. 86.

1^er. Août 1798.

Médaille.

Admiral Lord Nelson. Tête à gauche. ℞ Almigthy god. etc.

ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE ( Amiral lord Nelson du Nil ).
Buste de lord Nelson de face, la tête tournée à gauche. Dessous : BRITAINS GLORY & DEFENCE ( Gloire et défense de la Grande-Bretagne ).

ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY’S ARMS. ( Le Dieu toutpuissant a béni les armes de Sa Majesté ). Vue de la bataille navale d’Aboukyr; un vaisseau français, probablement l'Orient, entre deux vaisseaux anglais. Exergue : FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED AUGUST. I. 1798. (La flotte française défaite. 1^ER. août 1798 ) [39^m].

Voyez l’article de la médaille précédente.

d'Essling:

760 - Bataille d'Aboukir (1^er août).
Buste de Nelson de face regardant à g.
℞ Bataille navale
(TN. 68.9 - H• 853). Br. 38 mm.

BHM:

N^o. 453 BATTLE OF THE NILE
AR, AE 38 by ?

AR RR; AE N.
M.H. 478; S. MM/4.
AM; BM; FM; NMM.
See note to No. 447.

British Historical Medals, p. 110

Battle of the Nile