Award - Victoria Board of Trade Medal, silver

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1855
TypeAward medal
CompositionSilver
Weight
Diameter58 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeRecipient name and date engraved
Period
NoticeBenjamin Wyon
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust left
Obverse letteringAWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR SAVING LIFE AT SEA V. R.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionShipwrecked group, one of whom beckons to a distant lifeboat
Reverse lettering
Reverse script
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
MintageND (1855)  - `GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE` -
ND (1855)  - `SAVING LIFE AT SEA` -
Catalog ID8397411330
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