Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 55 17 Feb 2021
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British Medals, Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805), Greenwich Pensioners' Medal, white metal, 1845, by Edward Avern, to commemorate the opening of the Nelson Testimonial [Nelson's Column], Trafalgar Square, a cut-down white metal medal, obv. to the Garter, rev. removing all legend, 52.5mm. (BHM.-; MH.531; Hardy 97), scuffed, scratched and column base filed; with copper medal, 1798, Battle of the Nile, by T.Wyon, 38.5mm. (BHM.450; Eimer 892); and medal, 1925, from HMS Victory copper, 32mm., both very fine (3)
Ex Baldwin's vault
These medals, in their finished form, were presented to veteran pensioners of Nelson's battles at a ceremony in the Painted Hall of Greenwich Hospital on 2nd April 1845, some 357 awards being made. Hardy (p.62) remarks 'It is now recognised that this medal, treated as unimportant in the past, is a true and worthy piece of history, each having been owned personally by one of Nelson's sailors.'
Ex Baldwin's vault
These medals, in their finished form, were presented to veteran pensioners of Nelson's battles at a ceremony in the Painted Hall of Greenwich Hospital on 2nd April 1845, some 357 awards being made. Hardy (p.62) remarks 'It is now recognised that this medal, treated as unimportant in the past, is a true and worthy piece of history, each having been owned personally by one of Nelson's sailors.'