Original British Trafalgar & Nelson’s Death Centenary Memorial Plaque made using Copper from HMS Victory Original Items

Original Items. Only One available. The greatest sea battle of the last 1000 years must be the Battle of TRAFALGAR, fought between Admiral Horatio Lord NELSON aboard H.M.S. VICTORY and the British Fleet and the combined fleets of both France and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars in 1805. The victory saved England from a French Invasion and ultimately led to the destruction of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE at the Battle of WATERLOO in 1815.

One hundred years later in 1905 the British Government, represented by King Edward VII, the Lords of the Admiralty, and the British and Foreign Sailors Society issued elaborate COPPER PLAQUES exquisitely embossed using ACTUAL COPPER removed from H.M.S. VICTORY’s hull during repairs. H.M.S. VICTORY is still rated as a Serving Warship of the British Navy and is therefore still periodically being restored.

These plaques mounted on a wood shield depict H.M.S. VICTORY AT SEA with a lovely embossed message:

ENGLAND EXPECTS T.E.M.W.D.H. DUTY
DEATH OF NELSON OCT. 21ST. 1805
CENTENARY MEMENTO OCT.21ST 1905.
CONTAINING COPPER FROM H.M.S. VICTORY
FROM LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY.
– TO –
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILOR’S SOCIETY
E-R
VII 

The first line references Nelson’s message before the battle began, sent via semaphore flags from the HMS Victory: “England expects that every man will do his duty”.

Shield measuring 8″ wide x 10″ tall, the Copper Plaque 5 1/2″ x 6 1/4″. Most impressive.

An Official tribute to Admiral Lord Nelson’s legendary victory upon the centenary of his fatal battle, made with copper recovered from his flagship. Ready to display!