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Description: | Obverse: Head of George V (L). Below bust "G.R.I." Legend: "GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D. IND. IMP." 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 within an oak wreath tied with a bow, surmounted by a royal crown. Inscription: "PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT". Legend: "FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A BRITISH SUBJECT". Inscription on edge: "SPECIMEN". Fitted with a cusped bar and scarlet ribbon with narrow stripe near each edge and a pin brooch.
Inscription. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | V George | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Mackennal, B. | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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