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Great Britain - 1801

Battle of Copenhagen

Obverse:

Justice standing on a rock holding a sword and scales. In front, medallions of Sir Hyde Parker and Lord Nelson.

Legend:

MARITIME JUSTICE AND BRITISH VALOR

Size:

38.9 mm.

Reverse:

A view of the Ore Sound at Copenhagen with ships engaged in battle.

Exergue:

PASSED THE . SOUND . AND / DEFEATED . Y . DANISH / FLEET . MAR . 30

Vern's Comments:

Fearon / Spinks

:
252.5 Battle of Copenhagen. Unsigned, 38mm BHM 510

EIMER:

933 Battle of Copenhagen 1801
Obv. Justice standing, r., beside a column against which lean two portrait medallions of H. PARKER and L. NELSON; beyond, an open sea with a ship on the horizon, MARITIME JUSTICE AND BRITISH VALOR.
Rev. View of a naval engagement. Ex. PASSED . THE . SOUND . AND DEFEATED . Y . DANISH FLEET . MAR . 30 D. 38 mm. (By T. Halliday?) BHM 510; MH 1919, 491
The illustration on the reverse is of the fleet entering Helsingor. Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807), admiral.

Bramsen:

2162. La flotte anglaise dans le Sund.
Des vaisseaux de guerre en bataille. Exergue: PASSED . THE . SOUND . AND DEFEATED Y (!) DANISH FLEET . MAR . 30 .
Rev: MARITIME JUSTICE AND BRITISH VALOR. La Justice. A droite un buste de H. Parker; à gauche celui de Lord Nelson.
Médaille, 37 mm. - Bergsee 27; cabinet d'Odense.
Ce combat n'a pas au lieu; il n'y avait pas de vaisseaux danois dans le Sund à l'heure du passage de la flotte anglaise.

d'Essling:

929 - Bataille de Copenhague
MARITIME JUSTICE AND BRITISH VALOR. La Justice deb. et médaillons aux bustes de Parker et de Nelson appuyés à un fût de colonne.
℞ Vue du Sund et de la Ville de Copenhague. Deux rangs de vaisseaux alignés se livrent bataille.
Br. et étain. 38 mm.

BHM:

N^o. 510 BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN
AR, AE, WM 38 by ?

AR R; AE N; WM R.
M.H. 491; S. N/5.
AM; BM; FM; HC; NMM.

The medal more accurately refers to the English ships entering the sound by Copenhagen on the 30th March in preparation for the bombardment on the 2nd April. Nelson affected not to see the recall signal sent by Sir Hyde Parker and continued to bombard the Danish ships. Eventually a truce was called which in tum led to a treaty between England and the coalition of Russia, Sweden and Denmark.

British Historical Medals, p. 125

Battle of Copenhagen