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Description: | Medal commemorating Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) and the coffin-ships. Obverse: Bust of S. Plimsoll (left) beard, open coat. Legend: 'S. PLIMSOLL', 'HOUSE OF COMMONS 22 JULY 1875 LONDON.' Reverse: Port broadside view of a three-masted ship, partially dismasted, foundering. Exergue: 'COFFIN SHIP'. It was due to Samuel Plimsoll's services in the Parliament that the famous load-line recording his name was established. Fitted with a suspension loop.
caption: Medal commemorating Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) and the coffin-ships; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) and the coffin-ships; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals A. Chevalier Plimsoll Samuel | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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