103277 | GREAT BRITAIN. Battle of the Nile white metal Medal.

103277  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Battle of the Nile white metal Medal. Issued 1798 (38mm, 22.81 g, 12h). By William Wyon, Sr.

 

VIRTUTE NIHIL OBSTAT & ARMIS (nothing can stand in the way of virtue and arms), angel reclining right, head facing slightly left, holding oval medallion of Horatio Nelson and cross; skull before; to right, reclining lion, harp, and palm tree; pyramid in background; in two lines in exergue, VICTORY OF THE NILE / AUGT I 1798 // SUB HOC SIGNO VINCES (under this sign you shall be victorious), radiant Eye of Providence over garlanded shield and anchor. Edge: Plain.

 

BHM 450; Eimer 892; Hardy 8; Julius 640. Choice Mint State. Highly brilliant and flashy, and excellent for the metal type. As such, very rare this attractive and appealing.

 

The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, was fought in the spacious bay near Alexandria between French and British naval forces. The latter, under the command of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, pursued his French counterparts throughout the Mediterranean, finally encountering them at Aboukir Bay. The result was a very decisive British victory, serving as a power shift within the Mediterranean and a repelling of Napoléon's desired advances into British India.

 

Upload: 1 December 2025.