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Description: | 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: Within an oak wreath tied with ribbon, name of recipient and inscription. Legend: "HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLIT". Inscription: "VIT.OB SERV.D.D.SOC.REG.HVM." Inscription on edge: "LIEUT. R.A.NEWMAN R.N. 22 JAN 1846". Suspended by a cusped bar from a dark blue ribbon.
Inscription. AQN: Spink & Son (agent).
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | R. A. Newman Royal Humane Society lifesaving medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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