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Description: | Obverse: A man rescuing another in a river a bank and trees in distance, rushes in foreground. Legend: "NARE EST ALIENAM NOSSE SALUTEM". Exergue: "H.M.S. "IMPREGNABLE" 1886". Reverse: Inscription: "Awarded FOR PROFICIENCY IN SWIMMING EXERCISE with reference to saving life from DROWNING". Legend: "ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY INST: 1774" Inscription on edge: "JOHN HENRY MORRIS". Fitted with a ring and dark blue ribbon with an ornamental pin bar.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Impregnable 1810 (HMS) sports medals Royal Humane Society John Morris | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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