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Award - George IV Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1824 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE THE FOURTH PATRON ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK 1824 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed allegorical rescue scene in high relief depicting three figures aboard a vessel straining to haul a fourth semi-conscious figure from the turbulent waves below. The engraver's signature W. WYON MINT appears in the lower exergue. The legend arcs around the upper rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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