Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800

Medalist: Peter Kempson British

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Although signed P.K. (for Peter Kempson, an English medal and button maker in Birmingham), the medal was certainly cut by J.C. Hancock, die-sinker and engraver (1775–1815) who was employed by Kempson to cut a series of medals commemorating the British victories in the Napoleonic wars.

Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800, Medalist: Peter Kempson (British), Bronze, struck, British

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Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800, Medalist: Peter Kempson (British), Bronze, struck, British
Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800, Medalist: Peter Kempson (British), Bronze, struck, British

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