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Description: | Awarded to Lieutenant Frederick Semple. Obverse: A nude boy with short cloak flying out from his shoulder, blowing on a torch held in his right hand. Legend: "LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN". Exergue: "SOC.LOND.IN.RESVSCITAT.INTERMORTVORVM INSTIT.MDCCLXXIV". Reverse: With an oak garland tied with ribbon, name of recipient and inscription. Legend: "HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLIT". Inscription: "FREDK SEMPLE MIDSHN. H.M.S.BLENHEIM 2 Novr 1853". "VIT. OB SERV D.D. SOC.REG.HVM. 21 Nov 1856". Fitted with a ring and dark blue ribbon. On a brooch pin.
Inscription. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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