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Award - Victoria Board of Trade Medal, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left in high relief, her hair elaborately dressed with a laurel wreath and ribbon. The circular legend reads around the periphery, with the engraver's signature 'B. WYON SC.' visible below the truncation and the royal cypher 'V. R.' at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR SAVING LIFE AT SEA V. R. |
| Reverse description | A dramatic allegorical scene in high relief depicting a group of shipwreck survivors on a rocky shore amid turbulent waves. A semi-draped female figure stands and gestures toward a distant lifeboat visible in the upper left background, while a prostrate male figure lies exhausted in the foreground attended by a kneeling male figure, and a seated female figure on the right cradles an infant. A small engraver's signature is visible at the lower left rim. |
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