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Description: | Obverse: Shield of the Society divided into three fields; above two rowing boats, two clasped hands (C) below, a three-masted ship in a gale; for crest, a cottage with ribbon. Inscription: "REFUGE ". Below, a ribbon with date "1791". Legend: "THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS". Reverse: A coat of arms, field divided vertically: a standing figure of an Indian armed with bow and arrows (L) the stars and stripes (R) (The arms of Massachussetts). For crest an oyster shell and star, a ribbon inscribed below "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Legend: "SUB LIBERTATE QUIETEM". On edge: "Presented by the Humane Society."
AQN: Spink & Son (agent).
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Humane Society of Massachussetts lifesaving awards | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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