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George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1805, 17.31 g. Battle of Trafalgar, Turton's Medal. By A. Abramson. Bust, uniformed. HORATIVS NELSON. Rv. Rostral column adorned with four prows, laurel wreaths and anchors; it's base decorated with a figure of Victory. FAMAM QVI TERMINAT ASTRIS. In exergue: VINC . HISP . ET GALL . CLASS . CECIDIT D . XXI OCT . MDCCCV. Plain edge. 39.6 mm. Eimer 964. BHM 574. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned. Kleine Henkelspur / Small mount mark.

From the auction WAG 13, Dortmund, September 1998, lot 1929.

The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August - December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815).

Despite being outnumbered, the commander of the British forces, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, managed to win the battle. Nelson was shot by a French musketeer during the battle, and died shortly before it ended.