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Description: | Medal of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society. Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Reverse: Legend, 'SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN & MARINERS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY 1859'. Inscription: 'CASES RELIEVED FROM 8TH. MAY 1839 TO 30TH SEPTEMBER 1843 WIDOWS 424 ORPHANS 1, 557 AGED PARENTS 280 SHIPWRECKED PERSONS 4, 281 FISHERMAN DESTITUTE 475 TOTAL 7, 017'. Issued as a reward to the society's agents for furthering the work of the society.
caption: Medal of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Davis Horatio Nelson Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Joseph | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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