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Description: | Obverse: Conjoined heads of Mercury, in a cap and Pallas Athene, in a helmet (L) Legend: "ARTS AND COMMERCE PROMOTED". Reverse: Inscription in a laurel wreath tied with a bow. Legend: "TO COMMR.W.H.HOOD, R.N. MDCCCXXX". Below: "SOCY. INSD. LONDON 1753". "FOR AN IMPROVED ROCKET STAFF". Fitted with a loop and ring. The four medals MED0247-MED0249 in spite of mistakes in initials, were all awarded to William John Thompson Hood. Born 1794; Captain 1843.
Inscription. AQN: Spink & Son (agent). | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | figure mythological: Pallas Athene | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Wyon, William | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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