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Great Britain, copper medal made from the HMS Foudroyant (Nelson's flagship) depicting its wrecking

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Great Britain, copper medal made from the HMS Foudroyant (Nelson's flagship) depicting its wrecking
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Great Britain, copper medal made from the HMS Foudroyant (Nelson's flagship) depicting its wrecking at Blackpool, ca. 1897. 8.84 grams; 39mm Obverse: the Foudroyant at sea, NELSON'S FLAG-SHIP above and THE FOUDROYANT / BUILT 1797 below; Reverse: the wreck of the Foudroyant with main mast falling off and sailors in a rowboat in foreground, WRECKED AT BLACKPOOL / JUNE 16TH 1897 above, H. GRUEBER and LONDON flanking. AU with hairlines, lustrous brassy surfaces.