Centennial of the Battle of Trafalgar. CU Pin (30mm, 7.78 g, 27h). By Toyt & Co. For the British & Foreign Sailors Society. Dated 21 October 1805 and 1905. CENTENARY MEMENTO/ OF THE/ DEATH OF NELSON/ 1805 OCT 21ST 1905/ CONTAINING COPPER FROM THE/ H.M.S. VICTORY/ THE GIFT OF THE/ LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY/ TO BRITISH * FOREIGN/ SAILOR'S SOCIETY/ E R VII. Hardy 122. EF. Rare. In original box.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
Hardy notes that this pin was designed as a brooch for the "girls of the Empire."