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Description: | Obverse: Head of Edward VII (left). Below bust 'E.R.I.' Legend: 'AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE'. Reverse: Three men, one of whom is signalling to a rescuing life-boat in the distance and a woman with a baby, on a raft and a broken spar in a stormy sea. Inscription on edge: 'WILLIAM HILL, WRECK OF THE "GODIVA" ON THE 16TH DEC. 1904'. Fitted with a cusped bar and scarlet ribbon with narrow stripe near each edge.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | gallantry medals William Hill Godiva fl.1904 VII Board of Trade lifesaving medals Edward fl.1904 | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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