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Description: | Obverse: Bust of Admiral Lord Nelson (L) supported by the royal crown above with laurel sprays and a flag on either side; a man with a telescope and gun apparatus (L) and a body on a beach, stormy sea and rocks behind. Legend: "Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society ESTABD. A.D. 1839 INCOD BY ACT OF PARLT. 1850". Reverse: Inscription: "PRESENTED FOR HEROIC EXERTIONS IN SAVING LIFE FROM DROWNING. JOB XXIX.13". Legend: "ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY". Fitted with a double dolphin suspension bar and pale blue ribbon.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society lifesaving medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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