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Description: | Obverse: Bow end view of a three-masted vessel under topsails in a heavy sea. In foreground a hut and a man firing a rocket apparatus, a boat pulling off. Legend: "LIFESAVING BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK". Exergue: "INCD. 29TH MARCH, 1849". Reverse: Inscription incuse within a laurel wreath tied with ribbon: "Presented to Philip John Noel, Second Officer of the steamship Stag, in recognition of his courage and humanity while commanding a boat and aiding to rescue during heavy weather in mid-ocean the officers and crew of the foundering ship Shakspere [sic] December 21, 1889". Fitted with a loop and blue ribbon with USA flag imposed.
Inscription. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Stag fl.1889 (SS) Noel Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York Shakspere fl.1889 (SS) Philip John lifesaving medals Second Office | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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