Description

George III. 1760-1820. Gold Medal 1805, 2.61 g. Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Lord Nelson. By I. Porter. Bust, uniformed. LORD . VISCOUNT . NELSON. Rv. THE . MEMORABLE . BATTLE . OF . TRAFALGAR 21t. OCTR. 1805. Plain edge. 17.5 mm. Eimer -. BHM 587. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine.

From the auction Galerie für Numismatik A. Ringberg 31, Dusseldorf, May 1987, lot 632.

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.