B.F.S.S. Nelson Centenary Victory Copper Medal 1905

Selling a B.F.S.S. Nelson Centenary medal. It contains victory copper and features an image of the ship Victory from 1905. In 1905 the B.F.S.S. (British & Foreign Sailor's Society) was instrumental in the program of events for the Nelson Centennial. A fund was set up known as 'The Nelson Centenary Memorial Fund' and the King, who took a great interest in the Society, allowed his initials, E.R. VII, to be stamped on the souvenirs. About the size of a dime.