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Description: | Obverse: A man kneeling on a piece of wreckage saving a woman and child from the water; in the distance a boat picking up a person from the water, a ship under sail on the horizon. Legend: "LORD SAVE US WE PERISH". Reverse: Within an oak wreath a 'Liver' Bird with an olive branch in its beak. (The crest of Liverpool). Legend: "LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY 1839". Inscription on edge: "CHARLES HARVEY SECOND MATE BARQUE "THOMAS BROCKLEBANK" FOR RESCUING CREW OF THE LOUIE ASWETT ABANDONED IN A GALE AUG.10 1877". Suspended by a cusped clasp from a blue ribbon fitted with a pin buckle.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Harvey fl.1839 (Second Mate) Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society Charles lifesaving medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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